this comes from michael anker -- michael anker -- my co-anchor. this comes from a viewer. >> on the issue of gun control, we got a lot of tweets from our viewers. do you support or oppose universal background checks on every gun sale, even on private sales where neither seller nor purchaser has a firearms license. and do you support a ban on high-capacity magazines and assault rifles? >> let me first speak as a parent, as a spouse. it is important to understand that when we drop our children off at school or our loved ones off at work, we want to make sure our children and loved ones are safe. i am a strong supporter of the second amendment. i support universal background checks. my opponent and i differ on that. i am wearing my pen today in memory of all of those folks at virginia tech that went through that tragedy. the other day a young man came to see me. he was in one of the classrooms. he was shot 4 times. he still has three bullets in his body. i think it is critical, imperative for every community and every elected official to do the best