WASHINGTON-Donald Trump seemed to modulate his position on Second Amendment protections on Wednesday, saying in a Twitter message that he would be meeting with the National Rifle Association to discuss preventing individuals on the terrorist watch list from purchasing guns.
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As the attack occurred in the leadup to the 2016 race for the White House, two competing narratives are already emerging, with the left touting what they say is a need for more gun control and the right calling for more action against “Islamic radicalism”.
Reid said there were no Republican proposals “that come close to attracting Democratic support”.
“If you are on the no-fly list or are being investigated for ties to terrorism, you should not be able to buy a gun in America”.
Before Sunday’s slaughter, the previous most deadly American mass shooting was the killing of 32 people in 2007 by a student, who then shot himself, at Virginia Tech. On Tuesday, McConnell said that “nobody wants terrorists to have firearms”. But when the law sunset in 2004, multiple attempts were made to renew it, but all failed.
In 1994, Congress passed the Federal Assault Weapon Ban (AWB), a 10-year ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and large ammunition clips for civilian use.
Regardless of what you call it, those fighting for stricter gun laws say something needs to be done.
“In this body we don’t have to be heroes”, he said on the Senate floor.
“So there’s an obvious opportunity here guys, to work together and find a solution”, he said, adding, “This is not rocket science to figure this out”. The nonprofit group advocates for gun rights.
“Why should people be buying guns at Wal-Mart?”
In only 3 percent of shooting incidents, the shooter was confronted by armed civilians, of who four were on-duty security guards and one person was just your average “good guy” who happened to be carrying a gun.
At the time, the demonstrators backed Obama’s call for a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and background checks for all gun sales.
“The Cornyn bill is outlandish and is worse than nothing”.
But, Trump may be feeling “cornered” and may be willing to compromise with the Democrats, Fisher said.
Trump announced the meeting via a tweet Wednesday, without providing any details on the time or place.
The NRA, a politically influential lobbying group that claims more than 4 million members and has played a key role in thwarting gun control legislation in the U.S. Congress, endorsed Trump on May 20.
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But when it was learned that the Orlando shooter legally purchased guns in Florida after he had been investigated for terror connections and reportedly placed on a watch list, Trump spoke out about the prospect of closing the so-called “terror gap”. The NRA believes that terrorists should not be allowed to purchase or possess firearms, period.
