cavalier for them to say we ll find these guys. we know very well finding taliban commanders, like head of taliban himself, mullah omar something eluded us for 12 years. so the confidence that he displays i don t think is in keeping with reality and circumstances that we explored, either in afghanistan or pakistan, especially when all american forces get out under president obama s direction by 2016. eric: bret stephens, thank you so much for your analysis. of course this is not going away anytime soon. good to see you. see you. jenna: a big national debate over what happened with sergeant bergdahl. we re continuing to follow what happens in washington, d.c. meantime though, in neighboring virginia, a big story over the last 24 hours. eric cantor loses his primary race to a little-known candidate. we have a new name on the national stage. more on that coming up next. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here!
what s your policy? eric: defense secretary chuck hagel is still testifying on the hill about the controversial bergdahl decision. in one hour we have a lot more on that. we ll break it all down here on happening now. jenna: more politics as well. eric: of course. jenna: a big night. not even 24 hours old, out of virginia. what does it mean on the national stage if anything. that is one of the debates we ll be having. we ll see you back in an hour.
reporter: he was under investigation in massachusetts for buying firearms and gun friendly new hampshire which doesn t require background checks or licensing and keeps no record of sales. authorities suspected christoph was selling fire arms in massachusetts which has tough gun laws. those weapons that are community guns were sold off to other potential perpetrators whether they are involved in gangs or commit other crimes. guns also slip into massachusetts from nearby maine and vermont where a license isn t required for gun purchases. over two-thirds of those crimes were committed with guns that were bought from outside of our state, not even from within our state which is especially concerning. reporter: gun control has become a war between the states. since newtown, at least six state legislatures have passed tougher gun control measures, more states have acted to weaken gun laws and a couple have done both. in washington, d.c., the nation s capital, they re tough on guns.
that were bought from outside of our state, not even from within our state which is especially concerning. reporter: gun control has become a war between the states. since newtown, at least six state legislatures have passed tougher gun control measures, more states have acted to weaken gun laws and a couple have done both. in washington, d.c., the nation s capital, they re tough on guns. but neighboring virginia acted to make concealed weapons permits confidential. across the potomac river, maryland said they will fingerprint gun owners and limit gun magazines to ten rounds. the national rifle association says it s unconstitutional. mostly they re feel good laws but they re dangerous. one thing you shouldn t do you in a democratic society or in any society for that matter is to make policy the height of an emotional kind of feeling. reporter: nowhere is the patchwork problem seen as more serious than the national instant check system for gun purchases known as nics. the dirty
for the eastern half of the nation. west virginia, one of the latest victim. sleet, freezing rain, snow. treacherous driving. around charleston. crews had to deal with nearly 70 wrecks. much of the same story in neighboring virginia. more than 300 accidents blamed on the weather. even this morning, there are patches of ice and slush making for some rough going and for much of the country, bad weather is looming. meteorologist karen maginnis in the cnn weather center. i guess looming for three or four months, really. yes. it is. but we have got just storm after storm after storm. and primarily, we just got rid of one weather system for the eastern seaboard and for areas around georgia and into west virginia, tennessee all the way into the great lakes and midwest, we saw slippery roads, some record snowfall totals. now we have a storm system moving on in across the west