Chuck todd, the lights are on. First read, president obama will take his push for stricter gun laws on the road for the first time. Today he heads to minneapolis, just about an hour from now, hes going to visit the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center and talk about what the white house calls a comprehensive set of common sense ideas to reduce gun violence. Minneapolis dubbed murderapolis in the 90s has had success in deterring crimes. Minnesota is also home to a bipartisan push by sheriffs to improve background checks and this week the state legislature is Holding Hearings on nearly a dozen gun proposals including a universal background check. In september, mentally ill gunmen killed six people in a shooting. Signs are growing that gun control advocates are recognizing the legislative reality and may be able to settle on passing background legislation and calling that a win. On abc over the weekend, harry reid pointedly would not commit to supporting an assault weap
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