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Be noncontroversial. >> why wouldn't we want to make it more difficult for a dangerous person to get his or her hand on a gun? why wouldn't we want to close the loophole that allows as many as 40% of all gun purchases to take place without a background check? why wouldn't we do is that. >> now teachers and victim's family members were among the crowd yesterday supporting the president's proposals. >> this is a nonpartisan issue. and moms are coming together much like mothers against drunk driving to fight for stronger gun laws. >> now, senate leader harry reid plans to call for votes on propos...

That's not being considered really, of course they'll be coming up in amendments, but not really as the main channel here of opportunity. what do you maybe of this? how will it look in history? >> chris, catherine, i am so disappointed by this, particularly in democrats. certainly the reporters in washington have been saying for weeks now that the assault weapons ban probably wouldn't pass, but i don't know why democrats haven't stood up for it. we had one in this country for ten years. someone please explain to me how a firearms enthusiast's second amendment rights were infringed upon by that...

Which political story will make headlines the next 24 hours? chr chris cillizza is back with us. die an feinstein saying that. it does not have the in divide government. >> the political reality here, not part of the main guns package with an acknowledgement if it was part of it, any kind of bigger package wouldn't pass. feinstein did say that it will get a vote as an amendment to the main bill. it will get a vote on the floor. we've expected this for a long time. i would say many gun control supporters have expected this. there just are not the votes in the senate for something like this. bec...

Taxpayers. but republicans refused to renew it in 2011. next, the republicans tried a cut in the payroll tax, but the republicans and some in the president's own party refused to extend it into 2013. that helped every worker, not just the ones making the least. but with no more big options, of course the president is turning to the increase in minimum wage. now maybe that increase won't pass. in fact, it very likely wouldn't pass. >> when you raise the price of employment, guess what happens? you get less of it. in a time when the american people are still asking the question where are the job...

The vote today it probably wouldn't pass. but that doesn't mean it can't pass in a week or two and three weeks. it is really up to the people who care about this to organize and make something happen. and it is possible. is it likely to pass at this point? i don't know. but you hear reports it is dead on arrival, not going to happen. that feels a little premature to me. >> and when we had the assault weapons ban in the '90s it was not an incredibly effective piece of legislation. it was by wide consensus, not incredibly designed. you have been talking to a lot of folks about what a better assa...