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Peter w o a joins us now. peter, you were nitpick to do death. plain what happened. >> yes, sir. thank you for having me. well, we're like a lot of other grassroots groups. we got together and, you know, got beyond having rallies and said we need to form up formally if we're going to be engaged. we consulted with attorneys and cpa's on the proper steps and we filed all the paper, hired attorneys and stuff, filed the paperwork and submitted to the irs and then the waiting game started. >> neil: the waiting game we're told typically for this type of status, it takes anywhere from six to 12 month...

Remember that. they are aware of it and the ground shifted in a way i don't think that these senators are really, really facing. you know, from the groundswell that i hear, and in a state like virginia. we have 26 new gun violence prevention groups in virginia. 26. since newtown. they have got -- they have to -- be thinking about the long game and that's the voter at the ballot box. >> has the ground shifted in ballot states? >> that's the big question. >> virginia is very purple, admittedly. we are shifting greatly. i hope and pray, you know, i can't predict, who can predict. i think that the...

And that's why it's so important that all of these moms and dads are here today, but that's also why it's important that we've got grassroots groups out there that got started and are out there mobilizing and organizing and keeping up the fight. that's what it's going to take, to make this country safer. it will take moms and dads and hunters and sportsmen and clergy and local officials like the mayor who is are here today, standing up and saying -- this time is really different. that we're not just going to sit back and wait until the next newtown or the next blacksburg or the next innocent b...

Grassroots battle that is growing overt second amendment and the right to bear arms there is a growing concern in washington on the gun control side that the ban on semi-automatic military-style assault weapons might be really hard to achieve for the obama administration despite mr. biden's task force efforts going on for three days in the summit. dianne feinstein the senator from california has the pweurblgs there may not be enougbill. there may not be enough votes to pass that. the idea that high capacity military ammunition magazines could actually be limited, that seems to have some curren...

Money. it's strategic. these are very smard individuals. they're not going to throw good money after bad. what they're trying to do is ginn up the base so hopefully it may not help at the presidential level but will help at the senatorial level. >> speaking of ginning up the base, the unions are out in force for president obama, steve. there was some question early on how much they would be out there. sciu has launched spannish language ads encouraging minorities to vote. but they also have been very active. many of the unions in get out the vote efforts. how important is that, and what do you...