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Of america according to the associated press want tighter laws, i went through virginia just there, we saw loosening. what do you think is happening here? >> there's a life or a death battle going on for gun safety in this country. and it is caring americans versus the gun lobby. and the gun lobby has a 30 year head start. you know, that horrific day at virginia tech, there were so many heroes who saved people's lives and we're not asking everyone to be a hero in this country. we're just asking them not to be silent. there are 90% of us who actually support things like stronger gun laws. and w...

Stands on these dangerous laws. you know, we unfortunately think we know, but that's also why moms demand action members are showing up at town halls across the country and asking this question of our lawmakers because ultimately this is about our representatives and our senators and not just the president. we have other ways to address this issue. >> and it's a good point made, shannon. four democratic senators supported the repeal of obama's gun legislation so it's crossing the aisle. >> if you work in the gun violen violence prevention moment, you can't let the democrats vote against you co...

Wilfully lied about the bill. they claimed that it would create some sort of big brother gun registry, even though the bill did the opposite. this legislation in fact outlawed any registry, plain and simple, right there in the text. >> what senator ayotte's non-truth tells us politically speaking we are no longer in the land of needing to be convinced, needing to be persuaded, this is straight up political calculus. where do we go from here? joining us is lad everett, director of communications to stop gun violence. >> thank you for having me. >> here's what worries me when elected officials a...

Political survival and understanding they can no longer take these radical pro nra positions and number one, get their campaigns funded and, number two, get elected. >> 15 seconds. there will be a new president now of the nra, as of this convention. will that make any difference? >> well, look, if you love ted nugent, you will love the new incoming president for the nra, jim porter. this guy could have walked out of a militia camp a few minutes ago. he called the civil war the war of northern aggression. says obama is a fake president and claims the u.n. treaty to curb the trade and elicit sma...