The Further Adventures of GOP Gun Rhetoric

This is a long-time, leading Republican voice in the Senate, Lamar Alexander. See if you can spot the part where he speaks from wisdom, common sense, knowledge, or what-have-you. Also, watch to see if he actually responds directly or even indirectly to Chuck Todd's crystal-clear question:

This has been another edition of substance / rhetoric = ?.

Bonus question: Where does Alexander's answer land on the Manly Courage-Cowardice Scale?

(h/t Daily Kos)

Note. For those unfamiliar with the Manly Courage-Cowardice Scale, it's a 100-pt scale running from King Kong (100) to Pee-wee Herman (1).