cox chief lobbyist of the national rifle association of america.for having us. >> dennis, let me start with you. explain how this new measure would help crack down on that problem of these guns making their way into the hands of mexican drug cartels. >> what we're seeing is a torrent of guns being trafficked from american gun shops into mexico and feeding the awful cartel violence in that country. these cartels are exploiting the weaknesses in american gun laws, to feed their -- that violence. and what we see is that straw buyers for the cartels are going into these gun shops and they're buying five assault rifles at a time, ten assault rifles at a time, and all this rule will do is require the gun shops to tell federal law enforcement when these highly suspicious transactions occur. so that they can figure out what are the patterns of trafficking, arrest the traffickers before those guns ever get to mexico. >> i just want to ask a question about that. as you said, this exposes some of the weakness in the gun laws. there already is a law saying tha

>> bob: we ought to have the national rifle association to pay for a chihuahua in everybody's house.n out of there and put chihuahuas in there and be better off. >> kimberly: they're dangerous. put them in a lock box. >> bob: they're not going to kill them. if you would own one of them. >> kimberly: i love them. >> greg: they were were terrifid of it. >> bob: they're rats. >> kimberly: they're not. they're dogs. i a dog. >> dana: i love my dog. i know that he, even though i don't think he would hurt a fly, there are enough people that are sketchy -- that's henry. that is when he was six weeks old is that the cutest thing you've ever seen? that was in england. now he's 13 and lays on the bed. >> greg: in england does he have an accent? daps he barks with a scott -- >> dana: he barks with a scottish accent. >> eric: we'll pull my out later. freedom. good boy. a good boy. >> bob: what kind of dog is that? >> eric: a rescue dog she the most loving dog on the planet. >> greg: is that sofa leopard? zebra? zebra print sofa. what goes on in your house, eric? >> kimberly: i a little dog. baby

government is moving forward with the plan, the nra, the national rifle association says it is illegal and is planning to file a lawsuit. >>> we've got two carolinas, a pair of virginias and a couple of dakotas so why not a couple of californias? the riverside county supervisor plans to propose the idea today. he wants a bunch of southern counties in california to secede and form a separate state of south carolina -- south california. this is a by-product of frustration over the state's budget woes. governor jerry brown is not a fan of this, he says the idea is, in his words supremely ridiculous. >>> how much money hals the recession sucked out of you? an economy at the federal reserve did some math and says diagnos $7,300. think of all the stuff on craigslist you could have bought with that. it's an average obviously. >>> here's a way to save money on your mba. the university of iowa business school is offering a full ride for the best tweet. that's right, the tweet is basically your application. if yours is the best you get a $37,000 scholarship. not a bad return on a 140 characters

, gun supporters say it's end run around the congress and say it's possibility that the national rifle associatione. it will bring issue to this. it's not going away. >> certain n.r.a. will sue if they have a requirement to check on gun dealers, legal gun dealers and report if they sell to someone more than once in five days. a terrible operation. they botched this. it was never tracking the weapons. it has to explain what happened rather than putting the onus on gun owners and sellers. >> bret: okay. next up, the news of the world story. rupert murdock, the chairman of news corp. apologizing today to the family, accusation of phone hacking to a girl's cell phone started the news of the world phone hacking story that exploded in the u.k. now in the u.s. with allegation there was phone hacking victims as well. what about the story and where it goes and where it's been? >> the apology was important. the visit that murdock made with the parents important. it was out of the ordinary. it was egregious. the british accept culture where politician and celebrity and sport stars and royals are tapped into

. >> the national rifle association on the other side theoretically. >> correct. and they plan to sue the minute the atf sends out these letters which will again happen in the next couple of weeks. we expect that the first letters will start arriving in gun shops and the nra will go to court and challenge. we say that essentially the atf doesn't have the power, the legal right to do this. >> only these four states affected by this rule. if i live in minnesota and want to get a 22 calibre long rifle that has a detachable magazine, i can still do that without being tracked. i can buy five or more. >> you can buy 40 and nobody will make a requirement. a lot of gun shops do report suspicious purchases no matter what. >> ifill: anyway. >> anyway. a lot of them because they know that they're afraid that something like this could end up at a crime scene and they don't want to be blamed. they do it anyway but they won't be required to. at one point this was contemplated to it be much wider. and because of concerns inside the administration, they limited it only to, for po

the national rifle association says it will sue to stop new gun reporting requirements in california,, new mexico and texas. the obama administration has ordered gun dealers to report the sales of high powered rifles under certain conditions in order to stem the flow of guns to drug cartels. >>> tomorrow's memorial service for former first lady betty ford. mrs. ford died friday at age 93. >>> still to come here, the tea party perspective on those high stakes negotiations between the president and the leadership about cutting america's red ink. [ barks ] ♪ [ cat meows ] ♪ [ whistles ] ♪ [ cat meows ] ♪ [ ting! ] [ male announcer ] travelers can help you protect the things you care about and save money with multi-policy discounts. are you getting the coverage you need and the discounts you deserve? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage or visit travelers.com. somewhere in america, there's a doctor who can peer into the future. there's a nurse who can access in an instant every patient's past. and because the whole hospital's working together, there's a family who can breathe easy,

national rifle association. where are you on obama's efforts. he spends 9 a.m. to noon getting tax money and spends the rest of the afternoon trying to steal guns. fz hard at work messing with people rather than running the government. what's the alternative? >> vote for me and i'll do whatever i g. d. want. we promise we won't let trade go through. the pledge is a public commitment to voters those are private promises we never saw. everything trial lawyers want they get that. those are private promises >> our guest. james a republican from lakeland, florida. first up. good morning. caller: hi, james. i voted republican every insurance icen however and bush one. bush two the first time. when he ran up the deficit and putting in a prescription care plan they didn't pay for and fought two wars that weren't paid for where were we on that? the republican party then, they voted to raise the debt ceiling the same time. guest: glad to have the guy calling in on the republican libel using democratic party talking points. that's one of the reason the tea party movement i

national rifle association. where are you on obama's efforts. he spends 9 a.m. to noon getting tax money and spends the rest of the afternoon trying to steal guns. fz hard at work messing with people rather than running the government. what's the alternative? >> vote for me and i'll do whatever i g. d. want. we promise we won't let trade go through. the pledge is a public commitment to voters those are private promisewe never saw. everything trial lawyers want they get that. those are private promises >> our guest. james a republican from lakeland, florida. first up. good morning. caller: hi, james. i voted republican every insurance icen however and bush one. bush two the first time. when he ran up the deficit and putting in a prescription care plan they didn't pay for and fought two wars that wen't paidor where were we on that? the republican party then, they voted to raise t debt ceiling the same time. guest: glad to have the guy calling i on the republican bel using democratic party talking points. that's one of the reason the tea party movement is an import

national rifle association. where are you on obama's efforts. he spends 9 a.m. to noon getting tax money and spends the rest of the afternoon trying to steal guns. fz hard at work messing with people rather than running the government. what's the alternative? >> vote for me and i'll do whatever i g. d. want. we promise we won't let trade go through. the pledge is a public commitment to voters those are private promises we never saw. everything trial lawyers want they get that. those are private promises >> our guest. james a republican from lakeland, florida. first up. good morning. caller: hi, james. i voted republican every insurance icen however and bush one. bush two the first time. when he ran up the deficit and putting in a prescription care plan they didn't pay for and fought two wars that weren't paid for where were we on that? the republican party then, they voted to raise the debt ceiling the same time. guest: glad to have the guy calling in on the republican libel using democratic party talking points. that's one of the reason the tea party movement i

self-defense act, but this amendment is a necessary first step and is supported by the national rifle association and gun owners of america. i urge my colleagues to vote yes, and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from arizona. mr. gosar: thank you, mr. chairman. the second amendment is a key component of national security and in that aspect it allows citizens to carry. this is about possession of firearms only. it does not apply to explosives in or around structures. i'd finish up by saying i wish everybody would support this amendment and look forward to its passage. thank you. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from indiana. mr. visclosky: i'd reiterate my strong opposition to the gentleman's amendment. we are talking about allowing people with weapons in areas where we have dams and water treatment plants and the army corps of engineers ought to be able to exercise control over those for the protection of those major economic infrastructures. i would respectfully disagree with the gentleman that he would also reduce their abi