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    Wendell Goler reports from the White House

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-- I'm Bret -- the vice president's effort to reduce gun violence focus today.

-- what some believe is one of the big causes violent video games the put all kinds of weapons in the virtual hands of impressionable people.

We boxing coverage tonight -- political correspondent Carl Cameron looks at how the talk of more gun control is playing in the country that loves guns.

But we begin with White House correspondent Wendell Goler with the connection between the games people play.

And the things people do -- -- one.

Evening -- early next week Vice President Biden will give the president recommendations on how to prevent incidents like the Newtown school massacre and with time running out.

There is little agreement about what to do.

It's.

A day after talks with a gun owners groups that produced very little meeting of the minds.

Vice President Biden met with video game makers though -- expectations seem equally low there's no silver bullet.

No -- one of my friends said -- she felt.

-- -- -- -- In fact Biden said it's not even clear violent video games are part of the problem.

-- the most by that are often the best sellers.

But the new town tragedy has seized the administration with the desire to do something or some things even if they don't -- the entire problem.

I've never quite -- -- -- -- people like.

Six and seven year old kids in the room -- -- Area that -- You.

-- here.

Still Biden spent almost all his time talking about the diverse range of groups he's met -- little talking about specific proposals.

-- we says there's a lot -- -- and material in his words lying around.

On Fox News channels America -- NRA lobbyist Chris Cox said the vice president wasn't interested in listening in Thursday's meeting.

Gun control's been a failed experiment so let's look at mental health let's look at a violent culture let's look at things that can really address the underlying problem.

Then we can start making a difference in our kids' lives.

Cox said metal health records should be part of the gun buyers' background checks built a new town -- was the result of an unstable young man.

-- unfortunate access to his mother's guns.

Cox heaped blame on a violent entertainment culture but Quinton Tarantino who wrote and directed kill bill and pulp fiction and -- one chain.

Angrily refused to talk about the issue telling a British TV interviewer quote it's none of your damn business what I think about that.

Meanwhile the NRA continues to oppose a ban on high capacity magazine saying that too is missing the problem.

We had a gun ban for a decade and even Bill Clinton's Justice Department said it had no impact.

And -- -- vice president Biden's use specific suggestions he admitted was impractical for example.

Every gun purchased only fire the person purchased.

Literally human being unable fire but -- this but it's extreme.

So expensive no one really expects mr.

Biden -- recommended to the president next Tuesday but he will make recommendations he says.

Even if he doesn't think they'll completely solve the problem -- Undergo a lot of the north long Wendell thank you.