calls between members of the trump administration and top senators from both parties. but the question remains if any of that talk will actually lead to legislation. at the gun safety forum in iowa over the weekend, 2020 contender senator kirsten gillibrand said it will take a whole lot of pressure, not just from lawmakers, but from voters across the nation. >> if every one of you spends the next four weeks speaking out, using social media to be heard, tweeting at mitch mcconnell saying, mitch, call the vote, mitch, call the vote, he could call us back into congress today. we could pass universal background checks today. we could ban assault weapons, we could ban large magazines, we could have a federal anti-trafficking law today. >> new york senator and democratic presidential candidate kirsten gillibrand joins me now. senator, welcome. i want to get to guns in just a moment, but i have to ask. two weeks left to qualify for the third debate. what's your strategy to get there? >> well, being on your show, first of all, and asking all