President Trump said he wanted legislation providing “strong background checks” for gun users. Trump, who hasn’t followed through on previous promises after mass attacks, offered few details.
and not firearms for mass shootings, Trump signaled he would oppose large-scale gun control efforts pushed by Democrats, saying, “hatred pulls the trigger, not the gun.”
Additionally, Trump directed the Department of Justice to seek and prioritize the enforcement of the death penalty in cases of hate crimes and mass shootings. Congress has proven unable to pass substantial gun violence legislation this session, in large part because of resistance from Republicans, particularly in the GOP-controlled Senate.After other mass shootings he called for strengthening the federal background check system, and in 2018 he signed legislation to increase federal data sharing.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that Trump should push the GOP-controlled Senate to take up the House’s background check bills. With his Monday proposals, Trump responded to the shootings with ideas that many Republicans in Congress can embrace — without confronting the gun lobby or tackling the issue of firearm accessibility that many view as a driver of gun violence.
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