Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130103:04:57:00
Can democrats pass an assault weapons ban despite the national rifle association? has the political climate changed in this debate? >> i don't think enough. now, of course, things can change. you can make -- you can make a case, you can start a grassroots campaign, you can build a movement around a piece of legislation. but if you look at the political numbers on the hill, you would have to conclude at this juncture that it's going to be a really heavy lift for reporters of the assault weapons ban. i think that's part of the reason you see some other lawmakers looking at other slimmer measures...