coons. three democrats and also mitch mcconnell i will take your lead, mr. president.acts and gut feeling the president will put something forward? >> i don't think there is any question the president will put something forward. brian: i think that is huge question. i don't think he will put something out there. >> have i spoken to him about this recently? no. i'm not in a position to say what he is going to do. what i can tell you is that the issue is more about the individual and background checks. look, i used to sign pistol permits when i was a judge, okay? did i have a background check on anyone? no. i did, there were certain questions. did the guy have a criminal record. the problem is hippa. you want to get down to it. it is hipaa, privacy, medical records. if you're on psychotropic drugs, if you had frequent visits to a mental facility, that is what i want to know. that is where the danger is. brian: your therapist, compelled to come forward, that blows up the confidentiality you might have. >> so they have got to figure out a waiver to hippa. to me that is a f

mr. coons: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. coons: madam president, i ask that proceedings under the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coons: madam president, i come to the floor today to recognize the critical moment that is before us as a country. we have an opportunity to make real progress on bipartisan gun reforms that will help keep our communities safer while respecting our treasured second amendment rights. america's epidemic of gun violence continues to devastate communities and families across our nation. last month in just august alone, mass shootings in el paso, in dayton, and odessa claimed the lives of more than 50 innocent americans. and meanwhile individual americans fall victim to gun violence every single day, whether through suicide or through homicide, they take far too many lives far too early. just this past weekend four delawareans in my hometown were shot and in 2017 up and down my home state, 111