banning gun control bolstered the nra. so it is the minutia of the footnotes and the insider turned the discourse on guns in america. so in the heat of the debate, everyone has an opinion, but not everyone knows the inside game. i want to know what are the political footnotes that we should be checking if we want to get the are real scoop on what is happening in d.c., so let s play some small ball with folks who know the inside of washington, d.c. with me is marian wright edelman, founder and president of the children s defense fund and also mayor mark klinechman who is author of against guns. ooh and also, a parent whose daughter was shot and injured in the mass shooting in va tech in 1997 in which 32 people were murdered. and amy walter who is senior editor of the cook report.
pound, you have to get a background check and virtually a home study to get a puppy. the world in which i live and work and play does understand the notion of a background check and it and it is a simple thing, and in virginia the average is two minutes. i talked to gun owners in all walks of life and i have a uncle with a farm out in empress county and what is the big deal? we will get a background check. we have been able to move it a little bit in virginia. well, virginia is interesting to me, because we saw a state legislature on the floor brandishing an ak-47 while debating gun control and that image coming out of virginia and at the same time a state delegate who went in to ur p ch went in to purchase a gun at a gun show with a hidden camera to show you how to get around the loophole. well, we have been able to move some of the issues in virginia and we got a bill out of the senate committee much to the chagrin of the nra and the
who have a gun for protection, for hunting, for sportsmanship, they don t have anything to worry about. the issue here is not whether or not we believe in the second amendment. the vice president in a stat outlined 19 areas where president obama could use executive action to enact new gun-control policy. the president confirmed he was willing to bypass congress, if necessary. i m confident that there are some steps that we can take that don t require legislation and that are within my authority as president. and where you get a step that has the opportunity to reduce the possibility of gun violence, then i want to go ahead and take it. well, a new washington post /abc poll shows 58% of americans are in favor of a ban on assault weapons. 39% oppose. 65% support a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips.
probably wasn t what most middle americans were looking for. we are going to faulk about that and much more. surprising new polls on gun control straight ahead.
oh, my goodness, taj gibson just friend requested him. www.myface.com. go to that website. actually, don t. who knows what s on it. that was a beauty, taj gibson there. look at this. full extension. and even hangs on the rim. the bulls ended up winning, 97 to get this atlanta only scored 58 points in that entire game. embarrassing. coming up at the top of the hour on morning joe, president obama holds a defiant news conference, drawing a line in the sand with republicans over a possible debt-limit fight. and weighing in on gun control. we ll break it all down with the morning joe crew. when we come back, we ll huddle around the water cooler where you might think this west point cadet would be a hero to an mol lovers for saving this tiny little mouse, that is until you see what happens next when way too early comes right back.