NOW with Alex Wagner   |  February 27, 2013

Kaiser study shows Americans fear gun violence

Alex Wagner and the NOW panel take a look at a surprising new study by the Kaiser Foundation that shows how strongly Americans fear gun violence in their lives.

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>>> shows americans worry more about gun violence than losing their jobs, being unable to pay their mortgage or being a victim of a terrorist attack. that surprised me.

>> amazing. two of those things are much more likely to happen than gun violenc violence.

>> there's really conversation there.

>> the only way the democrats and obama can get gun safety measures is keeping intensity up on their side, otherwise it favors the nra.

>> mike bloomberg is expected the white house driveway stake out at 2:00 p.m . he's meeting with the vice president. they have together kept this issue alive in a huge way.

>> no doubt. we were talking the house race in illinois. the question now is people are saying this shows that people want congress to act. i don't know that's what it shows. debbie aal halverson is a weak candidate. what bloomberg did is send a signal he's in and going to keep spending.

>> for people advocating for broader gun safety , pouring $2 million into an election --

>> not enough.

>> it makes people queasy on the level of campaign finance .

>> it has to happen soon. we are running out of time . the farther you get away from newtown, the harder it is to get done.

>> he's in trouble of finding places.

>> it will be an interesting next several weeks, months. thank