gun violence, progress at the federal level is lagging. president trump will meet with members of both parties on gun laws and school safety. a bipartisan group hoping to reach a deal to pave the way on gun-related amendments as early as next week. >> there is clearly no appetite in the gop-controlled house or senate to pass any significant gun-control legislation. >> we shouldn't be banning guns for law-abiding citizens. we should be focusing on making sure that citizens who should not get guns in the first place don't get those guns. and that is why we see a big breakdown in the system here. >> the conversation right now -- >> keeping guns out of the hands -- >> of people who shouldn't have them. that's what the conversation is. >> right. that depends on how you view that. the ar-15, should that be told to people 18-years-old? there will not be any movement on that from what is sounds. many democrats support a plan to incentivize state and federal authorities to enter more data