host: this is stephen gutkowski of the washington free beacon joining us. he's a staff writer talking about the various efforts on gun legislation being discussed. good morning to you. guest: good morning to you. thanks for having me on. host: of the various pieces we've heard since the shootings in both dayton and el paso, what has the most success as of today? guest: as far as legislation at the federal level goes, i think the most likely to pass or come up for a vote even is red flag legislation. being worked on by lindsey graham and richard blumenthal. they announced they'd had a deal although er on texts, they have not released the text yet. so we're not sure on the details of that beyond what's been --. so basics reported. but essentially that bill would be federal grants for states that adopt red flag laws that meet certain guidelines that will, i guess we'll see once of the text of the bill is out. host: walk us through the fundamental idea of red flag laws. how do they work? guest: red flag law or a gun violence restraining order, they're also call

host: this is stephen gutkowski of the washington free beacon joining us.e's a staff writer talking about the various efforts on gun legislation being discussed. good morning to you. guest: good morning to you. thanks for having me on. host: of the various pieces we've heard since the shootings in both dayton and el paso, what has the most success as of today? guest: as far as legislation at the federal level goes, i think the most likely to pass or come up for a vote even is red flag legislation. being worked on by lindsey graham and richard blumenthal. they announced they'd had a deal although er on texts, they have not released the text yet. so we're not sure on the details of that beyond what's been --. so basics reported. but essentially that bill would be federal grants for states that adopt red flag laws that meet certain guidelines that will, i guess we'll see once of the text of the bill is out. host: walk us through the fundamental idea of red flag laws. how do they work? guest: red flag law or a gun violence restraining order, they're also called