liberty. following sunday s massacre in las vegas hill focusing on the enormous arsenal used by suspected gunman stephen paddock. paul ryan addressed the proposed ban on bump stocks during a sit down with msnbc s hugh hewitt. john cornyn said he wants a hearing on bump stocks. open to a vote. your open to a vote on bump stocks? i didn t know what they were until this week and i m an avid sportsman. we re coming up quick to speed what this is. fully automatic weapons have been banned. this allows you to take a semiautomatic into an automatic. hugh hewitt-nbc political analyst and host of hugh hewitt. thanks for joining us. as you finish that conversation with leader ryan there, is the proposed bump stock bill at least from what you re hearing something that both sides can work together on? yes. i listened to your conversation just completed and i believe
i didn t even know where they are until this week, and i m an avid sportsman. we are quicking coly coming up speed. you can take a semiautomatic and turn it into an automatic. that is something we re definitely going to have to look into. jimmy fallon weapons night, clinton said gop fully sold out to the nra. your reaction? i disagree. we are sticking with the constitution. this is a constitutional right. you don t casually dispense of people s rights. just in your answer to the last question, if something allows a person to circumvent the law, that is something we have to look at. australia banned some shotguns, awe buyback between 650,000 and a million. is there anything holding you back from bringing such a proposal to the house floor? i think it would fail. i totally disagree. yeah. the second amendment is holding
approved the devices in 2010 after determining they did not violate federal law because they didn t really change or alter the physical makeup of the weapon. these were originally created for gun owners of the disabilities. the nra is now calling for a review of the federal law allowing them and top republicans have indicated they are open to possible restrictions. watch. i didn t even know what they were until this week. i m an avid sportsman. i think we are quickly coming up to speed with what this is. fully automatic weapons have been banned for a long time. apparently this allows you to take a semiautomatic and turn it into a fully automatic, so clearly we need to look into it. the question is, will bump stock regulation make a difference? is it enough to prevent these types of tragedies? these types of attacks that we see more often? we want to bring in steve rogers now and get his opinion on this. he is a former member of the fbi
there s no vote set, but even the house speaker and other republicans say they re open to discussion and the nra issued a statement that might surprise some people. yeah, you don t often see the nra seed any ground when it comes to government regulation. look at this, pull this up from the statement. in atlantay statement about las vegas, specifically about bump stocks, the nra believes that devices designed to allow semiautomatic rifles to function like fully automatic rifles should be subject to additional regulations. why would the nra come off the sidelines? well listen to what speaker paul ryan had to say earlier today. look, i don t know what they were until this week. and i m an avid sportsman. i think we re quickly coming up to speed with what this is. fully automatic weapons have been banned for a long time. apparently this allows you to take a semiautomatic and turn it into a fully automatic, clearly that s something we need to look into. the speaker echoing what you re
democratic leader nancy pelosi says. i certainly hope so. but i don t think bump stocks should be a substitute for the background check. others clearly want to go further. this majority believes a bump stock prohibition is enough, they have been smoking something. white house press secretary sarah sanders says the president is listening. we certainly welcome that would like to be part of the conversation. dean heller says he s willing to look at ways to prevent another attack like las vegas. show me the law that would stop that. not only will i support it. i will be an advocate for it. what is striking is how many lawmakers who say they had never heard of a bump stock until this week. even speaker paul ryan, who describes himself as an avid sportsman. bret: mike, what is the latest news with the budget? $4.1 trillion budget passed the house today.