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We heard there was a possibly for perhaps some regulation on these bump stocks that allowed semi automatic weapons be turned into automatic weapons, which of course i'm sure the overwhelming majority of americans would support. just like after new town, 90% of americans support it and still support expanded backgrounds checks. what's happening with that legislation that even the nra said might be acceptable to them? >> so joe, as you know, when the senate used to work 15 or 20 years ago, can you bring an amendment up like one that bans bump stocks at virtually any time, because the senate does...

Iran with the deadline coming up. that being saitd i want to get what's going on -- you are one of three house republicans that you have sent a letter to the bureau of alcohol, to tobacco and firearms to look at the bump stocks that convert semi automatic weapons to nearly machine gun status. you want to look into this further, why? >> i'm a huge second amendment advocate and ima gun owner. what my fear is three days ago nobody knew what it was. when i shot it before i was surprised to find out it was technically legal by atf. i want them to re-evaluate this. they did under the obama administr...

For new regulations. we heard from the white house sarah huckabee sanders saying they're open to the conversations about the bump stocks. they allow the semi automatic weapons to fire faster like automatic ones. on capitol hill that momentum that's building is building even among republicans. leaders like paul ryan and in the house, john cornyn saying it's worth serious consideration. to be fair, they've all stopped short of calling for action. that's something notable as we watch it. congressman moulton and car bellow call it a perfectly bipartisan effort to introduce legislation to ban the m...

Semi automatic weapons into automatic weapons illegal. this would be a bold move. >> donny, can we be skeptical? if you look at the nra statement, they created a crack in the window, as pete said here for this minor, what i would call a minor consolation, they may walk in the back door with a much bigger take away. which is they said at the bottom of the statement, that this massacre explains why everyone now needs to be carrying guns and they want conceal to carry reciprocity. they have an ask. this is a minor chip in consolation, and they have a bigger ask. >> let's ask someone about that. a...

Springs in the action and the mechanics. the way an action -- i'm a gun owner and hunter myself. the way the action of a semi automatic weapons works is that the recoil, the combustion operates the slide and that's what brings up the next chamber. this does not alter the mechanisms which is what the atf said correctly. it doesn't fall under the current law. this is an exception by altering the slide links so instead the combustion bumps the slide back and forth to make it an automatic weapon. there isn't a law to address this and why we need one. this is a way that a manufacturer found to circ...