right now. you go in to buy a gun, you have to sign up. there are a lot approved over the years. i ll have to see what it is. congress is meeting bipartisan, a lot of people want to see something happen but just remember this, big mental problem and we do have a lot of background checks right now. so basically we need background checks, two weeks ago, meaningful ones, there is plenty of them. joining me is jeff merckly that would expand background checks and the author of a brand-new book called america is better than this, trump s war against migrant families that goes on sale tomorrow. on the background checks, it should be no surprise the president is now saying seems to be indicating. it seems like the last person in the room the president kind of goes with that and seems like maybe the nra or supporters of not doing anything was the last person in this room. right after a couple massacres, emotions are very high and trump feels he needs to say something to that and then he imm
background checks right now. so basically we need background checks, two weeks ago, meaningful ones, there is plenty of them. joining me is jeff merckly that would expand background checks and the author of a brand-new book called america is better than this, trump s war against migrant families that goes on sale tomorrow. on the background checks, it should be no surprise the president is now saying seems to be ind kayiicating. it seems like the last person in the room the president kind of goes with that and seems like maybe the nra or supporters of not doing anything was the last person in this room. right after a couple massacres, emotions are very high and trump feels he needs to say something to that and then he immediately starts backing off. when he says we have a lot of background checks, we had 1.2 million guns listed for sale without background checks last year. about one-fifth of the guns are
insane killer managed to get himself a, you know, a shotgun, my understanding that should have been banned. it pass part of the ban. leland: reporting has been it was a sawed off shotgun. after a couple massacres in australia, there was a massive gun control. a number of people turned in their weapons and didn t want them anymore. hailed by gun control advocates as the poster child for the way things should be. a number of folks said this is what should happen in the united states. ab, what does it say despite all the gun control they have in australia a guy with a sawed off shotgun walk into a cafe? that could happen even if they re not inspired by radical jihaddism. that can happen in any place at anytime as people have access to guns even when they re outlawed, different kinds ever them.