that's a good question for our political strategists today. we will hear about them and the new republican efforts to change the electoral college by reallocating the votes according to congressional district. let's talk about that. republicans want to do away with the winner takes all system in states we've gotten used to for the last couple hundred years who have voted for democrats. are the republicans going to monkey around with the electoral question in order robert cost and steve, let's talk politics. i don't know what your current constituency is or who you have to work with, but it seems to me there's a national consensus on doing something on background checks. people with mental, emotional problems, with criminal records should not get a gun, at least in a formal transaction where you can stop it. i'm not sure we're ready to go for the assault weapons ban again because of the opposition by the nra and the gun owners of america or whatever it's called. your thoughts? >> i think this is where the