proliferation of guns in the hands of the wrong people is something that needs attention. and you get the attention by giving ourselves a chance to examine the person's record. right now records have to be destroyed. and 24 hours if a transaction goes through. so, we're too lenient with availability of guns and if a person wants to buy a gun, there isn't any earthly reason why we can't take a few days to thoroughly examine the record and then just maybe we'd be fortunate enough to apprehend these people or block a sale, if they're on a massacre. >> i know the discussion is not only taking place in the halls of congress but dinner tables as the nation reexamines its support for gun rights and whether more gun control is the answer. senator lautenberg, thank you so much for your time today, sir. >> thank you. a lot of scrutiny, of course, for arizona's and america's gun culture. so my big question today,