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With. it's not the gun that pulls the trigger. it's the person holding the gun. people don't realize, we have very strong background checks right now. you go in to buy a gun, you have to sign up. there are a lot of background checks that have been approved over the years. we can't let that slope go so easy that we're talking about background checks then all of a sudden talking about let's take everybody's gun away. people need weapons. unfortunately for protection. >> that word slope is an nra talking point. >> no. it's a trump talking point. >> and it's happening as the nra this morning is in...

Again on gun legislation. we played what the president said shortly after the shootings in el paso and dayton not buying into the position, this would put the country on a slippery slope. so just to refresh your memory, here is what he said back then. >> you know, it's a slippery slope. they think you approve one thing and that leads to a lot of bad things. i don't agree with that. i think we can do meaningful, very meaningful background checks. i want to see it happen. >> so that was the ninth of this month. he didn't agree with slippery slope argument and taking a strong stand, blah, blah, b...

Slope. so just to refresh your memory, here is what he said back then. >> you know, it's a slippery slope. they think you approve one thing and that leads to a lot of bad things. i don't agree with that. i think we can do meaningful, very meaningful background checks. i want to see it happen. >> so that was the ninth of this month. he didn't agree with slippery slope argument and taking a strong stand, blah, blah, blah. yesterday once again today he reversed himself after speaking with the nra chief executive wayne la pierre and mouthed the same talking points he took issue with or said he too...

>> president trump also spoke about his conversation with nra chief executive wayne lapierre. that was yesterday. the president denied recent reporting that he told lapierre he would not pursue background checks and later added this. >> we have background checks. but there are loopholes in the background checks. and that's what i spoke to the nra about yesterday. they want to get rid of the loopholes as well as i do. at the same time i don't want to take away people's second amendment rights. i don't want to take away the constitution. having to do with gun ownership. and you know, we can't le...

>> we have background checks. but there are loopholes in the background checks. and that's what i spoke to the nra about yesterday. they want to get rid of the loopholes as well as i do. at the same time i don't want to take away people's second amendment rights. i don't want to take away the constitution. having to do with gun ownership. and you know, we can't let that slope go so easy that we're talking about background checks, then all of a sudden we're talking about let's take everybody's gun away. people need weapons, unfortunately, for protection. >> that word slope, that is an nra talki...