to get that good sudafed you need i.d. and there's a background check and then you've got to sign (bleep). (laughter) sudafed i think we can all agree is some dangerous (bleep). (laughter) so while we also talk about societal factors and moral factors, you know, we should also talk about how more and more powerful destructive weaponry... >> too early to be talking about more gun control laws? >> absolutely. >> jon: look, ten years after 9/11 i can't still fly with a full container of (bleep)ing shampoo! (laughter and applause) i don't know what to tell you! (cheers and applause) that's right, i use the same shampoo as my dressage horses. (laughter) so you're telling me it's too soon to even have a conversation about it? you're telling me that to discuss the epidemic of gun violence in this country, for that there is a waiting period? yeah, i guess you'd hate to go into a conversation about guns all hot-headed. (laughter) say something impulsively you'll never be able to take back. look, this is the time to talk about all o

to get that good sudafed you need i.d.nd there's a background check and then you've got to sign (bleep). (laughter) sudafed i think we can all agree is some dangerous (bleep). (laughter) so while we also talk about societal factors and moral factors, you know, we should also talk about how more and more powerful destructive weaponry... >> too early to be talking about more gun control laws? >> absolutely. >> jon: look, ten years after 9/11 i can't still fly with a full container of (bleep)ing shampoo! (laughter and applause) i don't know what to tell you! (cheers and applause) that's right, i use the

. >> reporter: the government is concerned about how much sudafed you buy. they are concerned about how much fertilizer you buy because of oklahoma city and the bomb that brought down a federal office building. yet, you can buy as much ammunition as you want. it raises an abarm bell. and the fuel suit of body armor and the gas mask he wore in the movie theater. do you think he meant to die? >> he didn't act like he noent die. >> reporter: how so? >> the protective gear and the surrenders right away. a person kills himself if he doesn't get out. >> reporter: one theory, he wanted to live to see the second plot of the act unfold. the booby traps set to till anyone who stepped into his apartment. a trip wire composed of two quick wids, which, if combined would have ignited. the living room floor with 30 bombs connected to a control panel in the kitchen by a spaghetti like wire. he could have learned from the internet how to build such things but he left almost no digital footnote of any kind. once police safely diffused the bomb, they carted away his computer.

when you buy sudafed d, you give your driver's license, goes into a database.hey track how much you buy and the amount you're buying every single time. this gentleman was able to purchase guns and ammunition and there's no database that allowed flags to go off to alert the local police. part of the reason, for example, the atf had been considering gun walking programs because, again, they are not allowed to track the guns. why? the nra fought so viciously against any kind of national database or tracking system out of the quote, unquote, protection of second amendment rights. there's a place here, and this is another example, we have to balance those second amendment rights with the safety and security of our people. >> karen finy, joy, jonathan, my thanks to three of you. today's top lines, they are coming up. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. liberty mutual auto insurance. ovider is different but centurylink is committed to being a different kin

. >> reporter: the government is concerned about how much sudafed you buy. it could be used to make methamphetamine. they are concerned about how much fertilizer you buy because of oklahoma city and the bomb that brought down a federal office building. yet apparently, you can buy as much ammunition as you want. >> it raises the alarm bell. >> you always hope in these situations. >> reporter: what about all that protective equipment? the full suit of body armor and the gas mask he allegedly wore into the theater. do you think he meant to die? >> he didn't act like he meant to die. >> reporter: how so? >> he has enough protective gear, then he surrendered right away. if you look at a wot of the workplace shootings like the ones we had here with columbine, some of the others, a person kills themselves if they can't get out. >> reporter: one theory, that he wanted to live to see the second act of the plot unfold. all those booby traps police say were designed to kill anyone who stepped into his apartment, including an ied by the door. authorities say it was comp

. >> i got this last night for show and tell, sudafed. you have to get it from behind the counter, show your driver's license and sign a waiver you're not going to make meth with it. >> cough drops. >> could have -- calf cough drops are good. i have some zinc cough drops. >> that will do it. >> that's all you can do. take it easy because the virus is tougher than you are. relax, heat well, hydrate. >> don't think it's odd you have one during the summer. >> it's going the happen. >> dr. bill, thank you. >>> that's our report. we'll,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

example for me it's as easy to get a gun as it is to get a cheeseburger, but it's more difficult to get sudafede any sense. >> the semantics in that poll make a difference. when you poll gun owners down to the question do you think we should have background checks on all buyers. well into the '80s, you know the poll that yes, we need background checks and i think the word gun control has different meaning to different people. when you poll that way, you're not going to get a true reflection of how americans feel approximate this. >> thank you to all of you for sharing your thoughts and your time with us. >> can we add one more thing? >> we'll put it online. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." share an appetizer then choose two chili's entrees, like our classic bacon burger or our famous slow-smoked baby back ribs. chili's $20 dinner for two. [ female announcer ] the coffee house. the lines the cost, the hassle. ♪ express yourself ♪ [ female announcer ] why not try coffee-mate? with over 25 delicious flavors for a fraction of the cost of the coffee