amendment. i would say they re weak on the second amendment and we have to be careful of that. the democrats, i think they would give up the second amendment, and the people that a lot of people that put me where i am are strong believers in the second amendment, and i am also. and we have to be very careful about that. they call it the slippery slope. all of a sudden everything is taken away. we re not going to let that happen. go ahead. they call it the slippery slope, the president talking about gun control laws, after he said after el paso he wanted stronger background checks and then he subsequently said he didn t being questioned by fox s john roberts on that at a meeting with the leader of romania. joining me, msnbc white house correspondent jeff bennett. jeff, there s a lot in here. the president talking recessions, the media cheering on resessions, about the federal