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They can't even barely keep the government opened. right. so the idea that they're going to do something here. they're also to a certain extent owned be i the nra the nra spent $55 million in the 2016 election. it's more than twice as much as they did in 2012. the idea that they're going to do something in this atmosphere is -- history doesn't show that will happen. also just the parties. the republicans are much strong on this issue. this is a top tier. for the democrats, it's not. >> nobody has lost, i can't name a politician, rick, that has lost due to not supporting gun control. but i have...

Shootings, which give us the expression of going post am, we passed the brady handgun act, which implemented a waiting period for handguns and instand background check and also temporarily at the time banned assault weapons. these laws were not perfect. they didn't solve america. they were an attempt by washington to do something in the wake of dangerous trends. so what about now? since 1995, there have been 96 mass shootings in the united states, according to a tally from the washington post. >> that includes seven of the 11 deadliest, but get this, even if there were no more mass shootings f...

Constantly vote for that which they claim to hate. so here's one new test. the next test which would have a big impact on changing america. if we could get the voter turnout in mid-term election, the next one is in 2014. to equal the voter turnout and presidential elections, we would at least stop having two different americas vote in off years and that would create a clear signal that americans want us to build a dynamic vital center and they don't get that signal now. you can't just cuss the politicians if they think they're voting in a way that will be rewarded t. public has to send a diffe...

Economy and those other issues might sort of push aside some of the other items which is something to watch, too. >> jamie: quickly for many members of congress it's re-election year for them. but is there more at stake now for them to show progress? >> that is an interesting question, because you will hear folks on the left suggest that republicans would want to be in the way of that. and not allow democrats who are in control of the senate to show some sort of big progress on major legislative items. on the right, you've got folks who have their own considerations in their open state and the...

Questions. >> look, not withstanding the fact i think there should be full disclosure of the people's experiences. it's highly unlikely that any of them knows anything about what president obama did that night. or can really speak authoritatively about his decision-making. they can tell you -- they can fill in the picture of what is ady sast attorney ground. >> or whether they called for help. >> we have a timeline already about that. so i mean the -- >> bret: i don't know. >> official timeline but not by people on the ground. >> bret: there are holes in the timeline. >> well, yeah and i guess...