status. and i think some of the executive actions can deal with that, but we re going to have to go further. before we go to break, i was happy in as far as one can be happy in a debate like this, when the president tackled or addressed the notion of gun violence in the inner cities not just being relegated to these horrific shootings, singular events, but what s happening in chicago, understands illegal gun trafficking has to be part of the puzzle. it makes you wonder if you confront wayne lapierre, everybody in detroit, everybody in east l.a., everybody in the inner city? yeah. that becomes a different conversation than the conversation they want to have. and at the very it s a conversation to begin with, which is not something they want to have. to the degree conversations are happening, that has to be a sign of progress. coming up, some republicans offered their pre-buttals to the president s gun safety proposals, weighing in with the