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NRA-backed bill aims to keep guns from the mentally ill
On the cusp of James Holmes's life sentence, Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is sponsoring a bill to help states better report people known to be mentally ill to the FBI database of individuals prohibited from buying guns. The bill has garnered support from several organizations, including the National Rifle Association. Washington Post reporter Mike DeBonis joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.
