nra members agree with the 1999 wayne lapierre. 75% of them want a universal background check system in place. members of congress are showing signs of accepting a background check bill, including several republicans who were part of today's hearing. it's not a lost cause. there are signs of progress. but time is of the essence. during the hearing today, a workplace shooting happened again, this time in phoenix, arizona, killing one person and injuring two others. the crime-troubled city of chicago. well, a young girl who performed at the president's inauguration was an innocent victim of a street shooting. little miss pendleton was a 15-year-old honor student. as president obama said today, these instances of gun violence are not going to stop without our action. >> if we're not doing something to try to have an impact on that, to lessen it, even if it's not perfect.