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Broader point is nra doesn t feel the need to negotiate with president obama. the legislative politics of this are very difficult for democrats, mostly because of the small state bias in the senate. gun ownership is perceived differently in rural states. every state getting two senators with the filibuster, it is hard for democrats to get to 60 on this at any point. if you go back to the last time, alisyn, people voted on this in 2013 in the senate, you assign each state s population to the senators, those that supported the expanded background checks represented ed 140 million peo. it did not pass. in some sense we are at that stalema stalemate. it is worth noting in the past they have been more willing to dialogue in the 90s. i think it is awe reflection of the hardening of our plucks and the gift we are having bridging this divide and finding an answer that respects the cultural assessments and the ....