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I -- thank you.

And a massacre there is once again prompted talk about gun control correspondent -- -- -- Kelly explains that right now it's mostly just talk.

A moment of silence today and a reading of victim's -- news.

Just -- -- children.

Alexander war as the senate reconvened for the first time since Friday's mass -- The horrific told prompting a few calls to restrict high capacity magazines.

It's the big clips.

It's a hundred rounds.

You cannot get -- -- did to dislodge the gun because he can fire so rapidly and has so many bullets.

That kind of magazine jammed during James Holmes is shooting spree.

They are notorious for doing so fatigue on the magazine's heavily loaded springs may have ironically spared lives.

On Capitol Hill there is as of yet no great rush to join the gun control bandwagon somebody who wants to purposely harming other individual.

Is gonna find a method of doing it while New York mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday -- the presidential candidates to speak out about their positions on gun control.

Not just in general -- specifically what are they gonna do about guns neither has done so presidential spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Sunday quote.

The president believes we need to take common sense measures to protect the Second Amendment Rights of Americans while insuring that those who should not have -- is under existing laws.

Do not get them Mitt Romney's campaign has steered clear of -- politicization and a tragedy.

As governor of Massachusetts Romney -- some assault weapons sales but -- other -- states.

Fox News polls taken after two earlier mass shootings found nearly three fourths of Americans believe the tougher gun laws would not help stop such carnage.

John Lott who -- the book more guns less crime says with only one exception every multiple victims shooting has occurred in places were guns are banned.

Reducing the chances that a licensed gun -- would be armed and able to stop the shooter.

These bands serve as a man they actually cause.

Criminals be more likely to attack in those places.

There is agreement in one aspect of gun control the NRA agrees with gun control advocates that people got to be mentally ill should be prohibited from owning a fire.

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