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Is it as simple as saying the nra is just too powerful and people can't say no to their donations? >> i don't think so. by the way, i think the issue with the nra is the nra's real power is in their members more than money. that's been my view. they have lots of members all around the country and that's what makes them pretty strong but that said, i can't speak as to why leadership does not want to permit a vote on this in the house. i felt for some time that i've been advocating for this ban on the bump stocks and certainly enhancing background heck's for private sales like he we do in pennsy...

Different? joining me is republican congressman charlie dent, and msnbc host hugh hewitt. congressman, i want to start with you. what is realistic on guns right now with this congress and this time with this president? >> well, let me say this. i believe congress has really largely lost the ability to engage in bipartisan incremental changes on controversial issues. let me explain. back in 1995, when tom ridge was governor of pennsylvania and i was in the general assembly, we were able to bring together the nra, gun control groups and law enforcement, and we passed enhanced background checks f...

Look, mental health is an issue, one of the underlying issues in all of these shootings. but republicans typically use mental health as a way to distract from dealing with guns. and don't actually ever offer a mental health solution. they eventually just walk away from this issue. you know, it's been a tough 24 hours. and don, i was thinking -- i would like to share a little bit of kind of good news. an example of how we could find a way forward. it was my experience in congress. there was a gun control group that started targeting me. on my office door i was one of the members who slept in my...

On my office door i was one of the members who slept in my office on capitol hill. and every night i would come and there would be the nasty grams from one of the gun control groups. saying jolly is a bad guy basically. i called them and they said we're targeting you because the nra helped new the past and you haven't sponsored comprehensive background checks. i said i support comprehensive background checks. at the end of the meeting i sponsored the bill. it was part of what we talked about last night having both sides drop the tribalism, the auto reflexes. and actually recognize we can begin...

Even break a law, what are you going to do. if he does break a law, getting the gun like now, we heard what the official from texas said. what the nra has done, it's not just the nra, but it's all the gun control groups, is they've given a talking point which don't stand up to scrutiny. they're familiar, you can say it, and they hope the issue goes away. >> but it's not the nra, it's lawmakers. the nra is just one group. the lawmakers are the ones who decide which legislation is going to be. >> yeah, sure. part of the problem, you heard paul ryan talk earlier about, you know, the need to deal ...