Sen. Manchin on gun control: 'This is not going away'

Asked Thursday night by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews why gun-rights advocates were still attacking him, Sen. Joe Manchin responded, “I think they’re afraid that this is not going away, and they’re correct. It’s not going away.”

“Law-abiding gun owners like myself,” Manchin, D-W.Va., continued, “basically have the premise that we’re not going to sell [a gun] to a stranger, we’re not going to give it to someone who is mentally deranged, we’re not going to give it or sell it to a family member who is not responsible.”