welcome back to "morning joe," everybody. we've got a lot of news this morning. new york mayor michael bloomberg is urging washington to strengthen federal gun laws to prevent firearms from falling into the hands of buyers with a history of violence or mental illness. at a news conference yesterday, bloomberg said a law passed in 1968 after the assassinations of dr. martin luther king jr. and senator robert kennedy has not lived up to its full potential. >> the greatest country in the world, greatest democracy created. yet we have this carnage and our democratic system so far has been unwilling to fix it. all they've got to do is say this is not about the second amendment, this is not about your right to bear arms and hunt and have target practice as a sport. this is about plain common sense enforcement of laws that are already on the books. >> we'll see what the president says tonight. vice president joe biden reported for jury duty yesterday morning along with about 100 other at a delaware courthouse