Bill Clinton: “Well, I want to talk to the Attorney General about what else is in the bill, and I'd like to get her advice on that…”

“Well, I want to talk to the Attorney General about what else is in the bill, and I'd like to get her advice on that before I make a final decision. But I'll tell you what I will do: I will veto any legislation that appears to be gun control legislation that actually weakens the law. I mean, one of the things they were trying to do up there before was to actually go back and weaken the pawnshop part of the law and say that if a criminal puts a gun in a pawnshop and goes to jail, when they come back there shouldn't be a background check if you're coming back to get your own gun at a pawnshop. That's been the law for years and years, and they're even trying to weaken that law. So I will not, in any way, shape, or form, countenance a weakening of the law. I will do whatever I think--I'll tell you the answer to that--I will do whatever I am convinced is best to increase the chances that we can pass responsible legislation to protect our children from guns, to keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them. That's what I will do. But in terms of the details, I think the Attorney General will have to give me a briefing on it before I can make a final decision. Thank you, and I'll see you in a couple of hours. Thank you. Patients' Bill of Rights”