More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
After celebrating House Democrats’ overnight publicity stunt to push gun control, on Thursday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer pleaded with Congress to take action: “If you look at the polls...people across this country say they want more than a moment of silence after a mass shooting, they want some real change.”
He fretted that the sit-in protest by liberal lawmakers would not be enough to force through the anti-gun agenda: “But does this bring about anything other than a little discussion on a morning show for one day?” MSNBC legal analyst Ari Melber replied: “I think it's a great question and I think the real truth is we don't know the answer yet.”