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Researcher using this for completely harmless purposes. >> yeah. we're going to work on that before it hits the floor of the house of representatives in a few months. this is a starting point and we wanted to start a discussion in texas. i was shocked when i filed this that no one had even filed legislation. we haven't even talked about it in texas. just now it seems in the last few weeks the national conversation started and i'm worried about hobbyists thinking that we're trying to take away their hobby. but i'm more worried about private property rights and privacy and making sure that texan...

>> i do not believe the way the law is working now, unfortunately, that it does any good to extend the law to private sales between hobbyists and collectors. >> you do not support mandatory background checks at all instances at gun shows? >> we do not because the fact is the law right now is is a failure the way it's working? senator, there needs to be change in the culture of prosecution at the entire federal level. it it's a national disgrace. the fact is we could dramatically cut crime with guns and save lives all over this country if we would start enforcing the 9,000 federal laws we have ...

Background checks at gun shows? >> if you're a dealer, that's already the law. >> that's not my question. i'm not trying to play games here. but if you could, just answer my question. >> senator, i do not believe the way the law is working now unfortunately, that it does any good to extend the law to private sales between hobbyists and collectors. >> with all due respect, that was not the question i asked. nor did you answer it. >> but i think it is the answer. >> mark glaze, if we can't get it done on background checks where the polling data i see suggests seven in ten americans are supportiv...

Should we have mandatory background check at gun shows for sales of weapons? >> if you're dealer, that's already the law. >> that's not my question, please, mr. lapierre. i'm not trying to play games here. but if you could, just answer my question. >> senator, i do not believe the way the law is working now unfortunately that it does any good to extend the law to private sales between hobbyists and collectors. >> okay. so you do not support mandatory background checks in all instances at gun shows? >> we do not. >> don't make me say it, we do not. the reason why wayne lapierre is physically sq...

Here. but if you could, just answer my question. >> senator, i do not believe the way the law is working now unfortunately that it does any good to extend the law to private sales between hobbyists and collectors. >> okay. so you do not support mandatory background checks in all instances at gun shows? >> we do not. >> don't make me say it, we do not. the reason why wayne lapierre is physically squirming there, the reason he is trying really hard not to answer that question in an excerptable sound bite-friendly way that's going to turn up in an ad to damn politicians who might associate themse...