million in mandatory funding for the national criminal background check system commonly referred to as a nccs. it saves lives. every year it helps stop more than 100,00 100,000 prohibited purchases of guns in states with background checks on all handguns hails there are 47% fewer firearm suicides. 47% fewer women shot to death by their intimate partners and 53% fewer law-enforcement officers killed by handguns. i want to report that. states with background checks on all handguns hails, 53% fewer law-enforcement officers by the handguns in the line of duty. duty. the system is only as effective as the records that contain it, and vital information is still a point that my republican weeks of often eight. each year nearly 115,000 americans were shot with firearms. gaps in the nation's background check laws allow domestic abusers and individuals in crisis to easily obtain guns through transfers at gun shows and online without undergoing a background check. it's historically had the support of both democrats and republicans. this isn't about taking firearms away from people who own or possess the

ncc, if the chairman of the has the courage of his convictions that what he is done is right for ameca, then we will stand up to a vote in the congress. you should pickp the phone, call speaker ryan, and say schedule it for a vote in the house. let's see what the representatives of the american people say. announcer: watch "the communicators" monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. new york times columnist ross douthat talks about his book about the catholic church. then, british prime minister theresa may followed en starr talking about the mueller investigation. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," new york times columnist ross douthat talks about his book "to change the church: pope francis and the future of catholicism." ♪ brian: ross douthat, when you were here nine years ago, here is what you said about the republican party.