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>> mike, we've talked about this, about there not being weapons, you know, heard preet talk about these encrypted communications, purchasing weapons and tactical gear, even a plot to dock a boat near the capitol with more weapons. as someone who risked his life defending our capitol that day, what goes through your mind when you hear about all of this preparation? i think you -- i think you believe -- pardon me if i'm wrong -- in our communications and our conversations that you believe this was planned, it wasn't something that just popped up? it wasn't spontaneous. >> yeah, no, i think it fl...

Semi-automatic pistol but high capacity magazine there. it's like a tommy gun. a factor in how many bullets he was able to get off here. for a credible anti-crime policy, must cities, democrats and republicans approach it from both those sides. the gun issue and the prosecution issue? >> absolutely. and look, i think congress has been negligent in not dealing with universal background checks on all private sales and cleaning up the mental health system to make sure those people are prevented from those who have been involuntarily committed. those are also prohibited from purchasing weapons, bu...

Not be purchasing weapons that are derived from modern military technology absent some specific need and high qualification. these are dangerous tools. they're not toys. >> do you support a mandatory buyback of some of those weapons then? >> i don't know about a mandatory buyback. i support strict licenses for all semi-automatic weapons, universal background checks. i think assault weapons shouldn't be available to the general public. >> a lot of eyes on your fund-raising numbers. can you share anything with us after the first couple of days? >> a huge outpouring of support? >> quantifybly hug...

Tent in our country and neither should israel. >> i wanted to pivot to the legislation regarding guns. your florida district is next door to parkland where 17 people have been killed last year. we've been covering the mass shootings in gilroy, dayton and el paso. the house judiciary announced committee votes on several bills the week of september 4th. the bills include bans on high capacity mu in addition magazines. expanded background checks and those convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes to be prohibited from purchasing weapons. of that menu of measures, which one do you actually think has a ...

Now the country's biggest retailer, it is a major seller of firearms. in the past week it has been the scene of two shootings. after saturday's shooting in el paso, walmart tweeted the company is in shock. that message eliciting demands walmart get out of the gun business. walmart has tweaked the gun policies. it stopped selling semi-automatic assault style rifles in 2015. it raised the minimum gun purchasing age to 21 last year after the parkland shooting. major retailers have become more involved. dick's sporting goods stopped selling at 100 stores. the killer bought his gun legally at dick'...