host: all right, larry pratt. guest: the reason people own a gun is the reason most people get insurance on their homes -- they hope that the house is not going to burn down, but if god for bid that happens, then they want to have the insurance available to pay for the loss. it is the same thing when people buy a gun for self-defense. they are not looking for the opportunity to use it against somebody. in fact, the gun owners that i talk to, and i obviously talked to a lot of them, will tell me on many occasions they go out of their way to avoid a potentially dangerous situation. the last thing in the world a gun owner wants to do is to have to use his gun in self-defense because the legal swamp that he gets in is just going to ruin , but anot only his day good deal of the rest of his life, so you have a take on gun owners that is may be something that you have been told by other people, but i'm glad you had a chance to call in and get straightened out because that is not the way that gun owners look at it. they a

your response to what larry pratt said yesterday. guest: that is an extreme minority position, the gun lobby position but .92% of americans support background checks for all gun sales and that's the same percentage, .92%, of gun owners and an overall majority of nra members support it at all. it makes just good sense. the fact is the brady law which requires background checks for gun sales at dealers have stopped about 2.4 million people, dangerous people, felons, domestic abusers, the mental mentally-ill from coming into gun stories and buying guns and has prevented many more than that, people who just don't go to the door store. the .1 thing i agree with mr. pratt is that background checks is not the only answer. we need to, one, expand background checks, to have background checks take place at gun shows and on the internet because the fact is, .40% of gun sales take place with those other sources. there is more we can do. but every law enforcement officer will also agree with us that it's an effective way to stop gun crime. host:

your response to what larry pratt said yesterday.uest: that is an extreme minority position, the gun lobby position but .92% of americans support background checks for all gun sales and that's the same percentage, .92%, of gun owners and an overall majority of nra members support it at all. it makes just good sense. the fact is the brady law which requires background checks for gun sales at dealers have stopped about 2.4 million people, dangerous people, felons, domestic abusers, the mental mentally-ill from coming into gun stories and buying guns and has prevented many more than that, people who just don't go to the door store. the .1 thing i agree with mr. pratt is that background checks is not the only answer. we need to, one, expand background checks, to have background checks take place at gun shows and on the internet because the fact is, .40% of gun sales take place with those other sources. there is more we can do. but every law enforcement officer will also agree with us that it's an effective way to stop gun crime. host: .2

larry pratt of gun owners of america told me much the same thing. it seems like if we could come to some technological solution so you don't have kids killing kids in their homes, that would be something that everyone, you, i, anyone with their feelings about the second amendment could embrace and come to celebrate. >> what you're talking about is an argument for mandatory control. >> this idea that government is going to mandate smartguns sounds like paranoia, but it turns out there's a kernel of truth to it. 2002, new jersey passed a law requiring that once a smartgun goes on the market anywhere in the country, gun sellers in new jersey must move within three years to only sell smartguns, taking traditional guns off the shelves. >> new jersey is a massive example of government overreach. >> that new jersey law has turned opposition to smartguns into a cause celeb for the pro-gun crowd. after eric holder nearly referenced the armatix system as a way to make guns safer, marco rubio and sarah palin took to the floor of the nra convention, painted a d

then, larry pratt, executive of gun owners of america. ♪ host: it looks like we're going to see the u.ssenate this weekend. the agreement cannot be reached in several areas, including how to get to a final vote on the $1.1 trillion bill to fund the federal government. current money runs out at midnight tonight. setting up today's showdown on the senate floor. c-span2watch it live on today. we will explore what the problems are in the senate and now the senate might get past them. we also want to hear from you. here are the phone numbers to call. republicans you can weigh in on social media. or send us an e-mail. here is one of the many stories this saturday morning as the senate remains in limbo here. nomineesll from the are at issue as senators try to wrap up the 113th congress. the story comes from alex. alex all us from -- folsom. caller: harry reid wants to move a batch of 20 nominees. he has been saying for weeks now that these nominees will get done in the lame-duck and republicans don't want to provide any expedited consideration. the democrats have the votes because they changed

then, larry pratt, executive of gun owners of america. ♪ host: it looks like we're going to see the u.ssenate this weekend. the agreement cannot be reached in several areas, including how to get to a final vote on the $1.1 trillion bill to fund the federal government. current money runs out at midnight tonight. setting up today's showdown on the senate floor. c-span2watch it live on today. we will explore what the problems are in the senate and now the senate might get past them. we also want to hear from you. here are the phone

then larry pratt talks about gun rights. bring you the justice for all march in washington, organized by civil rights, labor, and church groups. 11:30 a.m.e live at next, edward snowden talking about government surveillance medicaid oh cato institute conference. then representative mike rogers. then a discussion of reining in surveillance programs. "q&a" political reporters share stories of being on the campaign trail with senator mitch mcconnell. >> this started right after what he saw happen in the primary for rand paul. rand paul beat mcconnell's handpicked guy. he realized, i have to recalibrate everything i know about republican politics in my home state. he started to build this very sophisticated infrastructure, knowing this would be the most difficult race in the campaign. >> they had watched the obama campaign in 2008 and 2012. they watched harry reid's reelection in 2010. would go that this from a 2008 race where he beat democrat roos lunsford, a very tough race. he was going to have the most thorough campaign ever

and larry pratt, executive director of gun owners of america will discuss public opinion polling on gun regulations. washington journal begins at 7:00 a.m. live on c-span. we'll bring you that justice for all march in washington organized by civil rights, labor and church groups. a.m. eastern 1:30 ime. >> the senate returns today at noon teern continue work on the spending bill to fund most federal agencies through september. the government will run out of money tonight at midnight if no taken.is harry reid reminded that a vote is expected throughout the day. they confirmed a series of federal appointments including six ambassadors. live coverage of the senate on -span 2. >> this week on q & a. political reporters manu raju and john bresnahan. >> he had planned for four years this campaign. this started in 2010 right after he saw what happened in the republican primary for rand paul, the republican kentucky senator. he beat the hand picked guy, grayson in that primary. at that point mcconnell realized i have to recal bragsebrate everything i know about republican politics in my own stat

justice for all march scheduled for saturday, al sharpton will join us to talk about that, and later, larry pratt for the gun owners of america will be here for public opinions on guns, washington journal live every day at 7:00 a.m. on our companion network, cspan. . >>> the senate foreign relations committee met thursday to consider a resolution authorizing the use of military force against isis. the measure offered by outgoing committee share bob menendez would allow for the use of ground forces in certain situations, the committee approved the legislation by a vote of 10-8, it now requires a full vote of the senate, something senator menendez said he would seek before the current congressional session ends. this is just under two hours. so let us u now move to my proposed resolution authorizing the use of the united states armed forces against isil. i have a manager's amendments that corporates a number of amendments which features versions of amendments from senator boxer, senator kuhns and senator carter and other who is may wish to offer amendment as well. and following the unanimous agreem

larry pratt will talk about public opinion on guns. to theer, we will bring justice from march in washington organized by civil rights, labor, and church groups. live coverage beginning at 11:30 a.m. eastern time. >> here are some of the programs you will find this weekend on the c-span network. sunday evening at 8:00, political reporters share ico reporterslit share stories about being on the campaign trail with mitch mcconnell. afterwards, lindsay mark lewis on it money in politics. sunday, senior correspondent for the daily beast shayna harris on the military's use of cyberspace to wage war. on american history tv on c-span three, a panel including david on how ronald reagan's career as an actor and spokesperson helped tony's munication skills to be a successful politician and president. -- helped hold his communication skills to be successful politician and president. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs were watching. call us -- you are watching the. us, or tweetil a

larry pratt from the gun owners of america will talk about public opinions on guns. the program goes live tomorrow and every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span. >> at noon, it's the justice for all march. the families of eric garner, michael brown and trayvon martin are supposed to be in attendance. it is organized by the black women's round table and the national urban league and others. it gets under way at freedom plaza here in washington and continues to be capitol for a rally where leaders and families will outline a legislative agenda for congress. watch it live on c-span. >> share stories with senator mitch mcconnell. on book tv, fund-raiser lindsay mark lewis on money and politics. on suspected at 10:00 p.m., senior correspondent for the daily beach on the military's use of cyberspace to wage war. and on american history on c-span 3, saturday at 2:00, a panel including washington times opinion editor david keen on how ronald reagan's career as an actor helped hone his communication skills to be a successful politician and president. the

later, larry pratt from the gun owners from america to talk about guns. a program goes live to talk about tomorrow 7:00 a.m. on our companion network, c-span. then, rat 11:30 a.m. eastern, eric garner,ta mrksz ir rice and tray von martin are all supposed to be in attendance. the na action cp and the national urban league among others, it begins at noon's tern time at freedom plaza and continues to the capital for rally br the plead e leaders will outline ledge slative agenda for congress. watch it all live on c-span. here are some of the programs ewe eat find this weekend on the c-span networks. politico reporters share stories about being on the campaign train with senator mitch mcconnell. on c-spa nerks 2, on become tv's afterwards, plit kal fundraiser on money and politics and how it's grown and changed. and sunday at 10:00 p.m.'s tern, c-span correspondence on the military's use to wage war. saturday at 2:00 david keen only ronald reagan's career as an actor and spokesman for general electric helped hone his skills. and sunday at 8:00 p.m. on the pres