vice president in particular has been very forceful in his support of stronger gun laws. the fact of the matter is 90% of americans believe that we should make it harder for people with violent backgrounds, people who mean to do us harm to get their hands on guns with expanded background checks. americans want to see congress work. they want to see compromise, they want to see them work towards a safer country. and i think we can get there. >> you mentioned the 90% of folks who have said in poll after poll they would like to see stronger background checks in this country. have those people lobbied hard enough? have they been effective lobbyers? >> i think the problem is when you ask people about gun control and expanded background checks, a lot of people think that the things that we are fighting for are already in law. we have seen the numbers. we have seen the polls. people think the common sense laws that we are fighting for are already in effect. >> you're part of the mayors