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Now is to investigate why the gun shop in san antonio that sold him the gun last year wouldn't have had that information to disqualify him from buying that gun. and the possibility here is that that information didn't get from the air force to the system that the gun shop would have used. >> reporter: right. so just to put a slightly finer point on it, the gun store that appeared to be an illegal sale from the gun store's perspective, they would have used the national checks system administered by the fbi. and apparently from all the information we have, there was no -- it was not -- the fbi d...

The issue of background checks. 92% of americans, 87% republicans in that poll favor background checks for all gun buyers. so why not just move ahead with this one simple act with such overwhelming support? >> because unfortunately, the piece of legislation wasn't just about background checks. if it was back ground check, it would be another thing. we don't want knob a government database. that's what the problem is. if you do this right, if you open up the system and allow any citizen to go to the national checks system and call in and find out if the person is qualified to own a firearm or n...

Can get treatment. >> we know in this case at least at one point in time because of his apparently bipolar disorder that the ex-wife had mentioned and the manic depression she had removed the gun, although it wasn't the state telling her to do so she just did it. >> right. and one of the nice things about getting an order here then that record should be transferred to the national checks system. so if they went to buy a new gun, that would prevent them as well. >> got it. finally here you heard the sound bite from louisiana governor bobby jindal. do you agree that louisiana has some of the tou...