Good Wednesday morning. I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook audio briefing sponsored by

Farma. And I'm Jake Sherman. The Capitol Weather Gang has a big story today. It could hit 80 degrees in D.C.

It would make it the earliest calendar year occurrence of 80 degrees in recorded history.

There's a lot of talk about where Republicans stand on gun control, so we wanted to bring you the inside of the GOP's thinking on guns. After every shooting tragedy, Washington plunges into a discussion

about entering into what many consider to be a common sense debate. Should Congress enact tougher

regulations on guns? This debate never really gets off the ground. Here's the dynamics.

Most Republicans go back to their safely red districts and interact with constituents who shoot guns and are members of the NRA.

There's a lot of talk about the power of the NRA and the money they contribute.

Forget about the cash.

It's relatively inconsequential compared to other industries, and it's a lazy explanation for the position that many Republicans hold.

What's important to know is many GOP voters exist in a media environment where they read the NRA's magazines, pay attention to their scorecards come election time,

and wonder if the long arm of the U.S. government will come to get their guns.

Then there's the argument that new gun laws wouldn't do much. Ban assault weapons? Well, there are plenty on the streets right now. If you ban assault weapons and someone shoots up a school with a pistol, then what's next? Republicans tell us that the laws in place are not being enforced as they should be. There's definitely a clear split among top Republicans we talk to. Many believe this shooting is a tipping point. Others say, eh. Of course, Democrats say all of this is lazy. Doing something,

they say, is better than nothing. And they believe public sentiment will catch up to the GOP.

Here's where the president stands. Trump says he is going to move to tighten regulations on so-called

bump stocks,

a mechanism by which one can turn a semi-automatic weapon into a fully automatic weapon.

He has also called for changes to strengthen mental health regulations.

All of those changes are backed by the NRA.

For what it's worth, many Republicans we spoke to believe the media has lost all objectivity on the issue of gun control.

And for those who thought things could be changing faster this time, the AP is reporting that the Florida State House voted down a motion to take up a bill that would ban assault rifles.

The vote was yesterday, Tuesday, in the House in Florida.

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