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Another chris christie was at work and that chris christie did something after 6:00 p.m. in the summer on a friday when all the reporters had gone for the weekend. that chris christie vetoed a ban on a military sniper rifle, the barrett .50 caliber long-range rifle. here's the big military rifle. a weapon that has no plausible civilian use. it's more or less a war toy for amateur gun enthusiasts. the ban was one previously called for, wait for it, chris christie, himself, last april. he says the bill goes too far by prohibiting current owners from keeping their guns. it could be a group called...

So i think john boehner, the house speaker has been very circumspect, very careful not to say no or yes because he too understands if this comes rolling out of the senate with a big vote, it will be hard for him to stop in the house. >> just avoiding the fiscal cliff hard to stop in the house of representatives after passing overwhelmingly in the united states senate. let's bring back gloria borger in this conversation. a lot of people don't understand, this is a compromise, not universal background checks, not what the democrats wanted, what the president wanted, it's a compromise. but 90% of...

And if the senate passes the bill, the spotlight is then shined on the house of representatives, and john boehner and the house gop will have to confront reality, and at that point, the will of the american people will need to be expressed in the most vociferous way. by rallies and things of that nation. >> david, ask a question quick. >> my question to you, congressman jeffries, is how much do you think jerry manderring plays into this? if the republicans have jerry mandered their district so much they have to fear mostly a primary challenge from a pro-gun, pro-nra challenger, does public opi...

And if the senate passes the bill, the spotlight is then shined on the house of representatives, and john boehner and the house gop will have to confront reality, and at that point, the will of the american people will need to be expressed in the most vociferous way. by rallies and things of that nation. >> david, ask a question quick. >> my question to you, congressman jeffries, is how much do you think gerrymandering plays into this? if the republicans have gerrymandered their district so much they have to fear mostly a primary challenge from a pro-gun, pro-nra challenger, does public opinio...

Control legislation. i mean, the -- the argument by the republicans just frustrates the heck out of me, i will be nice about it. it doesn't make any sense. you are talking about expanding criminal and mental background checks, filling a gap. you are not talking about some onerous piece of legislation. background checks take about five-plus minutes. but this is part and parcel i think the strategy of some of the republicans who oppose this, which is to slow it down to make it impossible to come to any kind of reasonable compromise and hopefully, the american people are going to shift to some ot...