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Already won this round. why is that? how did they do it? >> the nra and other groups on their side have been pressuring key republicans and some red state democrats who were interested in some compromise on background checks, never assault weapons ban or limiting high-capacity magazines so they biff votd their assault to if you can excuse the word, their pressure campaign to background checks seen, now senator chuck grassley introducing a bill that has some other school safety stuff and some straw purchasing provision bus nothing on background checks, sort of a fall back piece of legislation s...

Forward. susan, his calculus is that it didn't have the votes and he wanted to have something passed. that's good tactics in terms of the senate, but isn't it surrendering to the nra? >> well, it's a cold calculation. what can get through the senate, the straw purchasing provision my biblt get through the senate. it's possible that university background checks, to gun shows and other venues might get through, but there was no way an assault weapons ban was going to get through this senate. not only because reps were opposed. we had half a dozen democratic senators expressing opposition or rais...