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Its silence since the las vegas shooting, weighing in on the controversial device called the bump stock device, like the one in this image here. it's an attachment on the back of the gun, en r enables a semi-automatic weapon to fire almost as rapidly as an automatic weapon. the nra is calling for a review whether or not they are lawful and say bump stocks should, quote, be subject to additional regulations. furthermore, a florida republican is introducing a bill that would ban the sale of bump stocks altogether. keep in mind police found 23 guns in the gunman's hotel room. 12 of them with bump...

Most heartbreaking stories out of the shooting, this navy veteran, chris for roybal, gets shot at overseas, he survives, comes home, goes to las vegas with his mother to celebrate his 29th birthday, gets shot and killed by a weapon like the ones in war he would have used by a civilian. i had his former brother-in-law on my show earlier this week, and he's asking people like you why. >> to be honest with you, brooke, i didn't know what a bump stock was a week ago. i don't have an answer for the service member's brother or his family. all i can say is, i'm a member of congress now. this is somet...

>> the massive magazines legal. the parts to turn a semi automatic weapon into fully automatic rifle also legal. >> this is pieces of what makes it a fully automatic firearm. interestingly enough, you can buy this online. >> and the las vegas shooter may have used another modification. this is a slide stock. perfectly legal aftermarket component, according to the manufacturer video it's easy to assemble on assault rifle the results technically don't make a machine gun ask yourself if can you tell the difference. the slide stock is legal to buy and use. former aff agent sam roberty calls did it...

Change to our gun laws. you know this president intimately. is there a possibility he would be open to change? >> a very specific thing. there is a new technology which is relatively cheap that enables you to take a semi automatic weapon and convert it into an automatic weapon, which is illegal. it strikes me as a practical common sense thing that we ought to find some way to make -- take that particular device and make it part of the 1934 federal gun act which makes it illegal to have an automatic weapon. nobody seriously argues you ought to walk around with a 50 caliber machine gun and gener...

Would have stopped this gunman? >> we would have a law in place that keeps a person from going online and for $50 to $100 buying instrumentation to turn a semi automatic weapon into an automatic weapon and 50 people could end up killed at the hands of someone who shouldn't have been able to have the weaponry in the first place. that's just the start. we need many other protections in place and it is absurd as the congressman said to think there is any time to talk about it other than now. >> jon: he should not have had the weaponry in the first place but passed more than 30 f.b.i. background c...