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When democrats campaigned in previously republican districts in the west, they usually don't like to talk about the gun problem in this country. but jason crow ran as a democraa democrat who supports banning the sale of assault weapons. >> i look at the gun violence crisis and how it's torn apart so many families. enough is enough. these are the weapons i needed when i was fighting in iraq and afghanistan. now they're tearing our communities apart. when my 4-year-old daughter comes home from school and tells us about the bad guy drills that she has and how she had to hide in a dark closet and ...

Should demonstrate some proficiency in the use of that firearm and there should be firearm licensing. the second thing is this idea the loophole if i buy a gun today i can do so without registering that sale, that transaction. the idea that washington state if you sell or give a gun to someone, you need to be able to go through a federally licensed firearms dealer, that sale is recorded and there's a background check. and there's an atf tip line. we want to make sure if people see something, that they can say something. we believe the atf tip line should be better funded so if you see somethin...

I think it's well-deserved. as far as trying to do something about guns and what we do, calling mitch mcconnell and saying, he's a good man and wants to do the right thing, this is a moment that does require a comprehensive response. if we do it in piecemeal once again, i'm not convinced that can happen the american public will think we solved a problem we haven't really solved. >> claire, on this big leadership, whatever you thought about president obama and george w. bush, in the national tragedies, 9/11, they tried to do huge things, to solve big problems. we have gun violence and the small...

>> that is completely false. the washington post op-ed writer said that and i am taking action. like somebody said there is nothing of importance you can do until you pray but many things importance you can do after you pray. i'm glad the president is considering the possibility of background checks and red flag laws but the fact is if we depend on legislation alone to solve the gun problem we are going to be sadly disappointed. the state of illinois has the most stringent gun laws in the country and a chicago hospital had to stop accepting new patients because it's trauma unit was overrun wit...

Generally followed by a spike in nra membership revenue. and by an increase in gun sales. too soon to say whether that pattern repeats itself after the most recent massacres. shannon paid >> shannon: doug mckelway, thank you. public officials who offer thoughts and prayers in the wake of the tragedies are facing unprecedented levels of criticism. take this example from "the washington post" column. christians have a responsibility to pray for those suffering in the wake of the surrender shootings in el paso and dayton but appeals to thoughts, prayers, and spiritual renewal can serve as an excu...