Trump: Congress discussing 'meaningful' gun background checks, NRA will have input
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Trump: Congress discussing 'meaningful' gun background checks, NRA will have input
David Jackson, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday that congressional leaders are talking about new "meaningful background checks" for gun buyers – but with input from the National Rifle Association and other gun groups that oppose current legislative proposals.
Trump predicted ongoing talks would produce "a very good package" for Congress to consider when it returns from summer recess in September. He also suggested there is a better "feeling" for getting something done than after a school shooting that killed 17 students and staff members in Parkland, Florida last year.
"We don’t want guns in the hands of the wrong people," Trump told reporters before departing the White House for a pair of fundraisers in New York.
Trump called for "common-sense background" checks, but did not detail what that might include. But he suggested the NRA would have input on whatever package emerges.
“We’ll see where the NRA is ... but we have to have meaningful background checks," Trump said, adding that the gun group has "good people" who want to do the right thing.
"I have a great relationship with the NRA," he said.
Earlier Friday, Trump said in a pair of tweets that "serious discussions are taking place between House and Senate leadership on meaningful Background Checks," adding that "guns should not be placed in the hands of mentally ill or deranged people."
Trump also acknowledged his talks this week with Wayne LaPierre , executive vice president of the NRA, and other gun rights groups in the wake of last weekend's mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. Trump said "their very strong views can be fully represented and respected" during the debate over gun policy.
"I am the biggest Second Amendment person there is, but we all must work together for the good and safety of our Country," Trump said.
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Some congressional Democrats said they are skeptical about Trump's commitment to new gun safety laws, given his support of the NRA and other gun groups.
"We've seen it before," tweeted Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the Senate's top Democrat, on Monday. "An awful shooting occurs. @realDonaldTrump expresses interest in helping. Republicans try to get him off the hook with lesser measures. Nothing happens."
Trump has heard repeated objections from NRA and some of his own aides who are pushing back against new background check proposals.
While LaPierre has not detailed his discussions with Trump this week, he said in a statement that "the NRA opposes any legislation that unfairly infringes upon the rights of law-abiding citizens."
Gun control supporters back bills approved by House Democrats that would expand and improve the background check system. The Republican-run Senate has refused to take up the measures.
Congressional action in the short term is highly unlikely. There are no apparent plans to call Congress into session during its August recess. As of mid-day Thursday, Trump had no meetings scheduled with congressional leaders.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. , has urged Trump or Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. , to call Congress back into session immediately, breaking up the August recess to address the gun violence crisis.
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McConnell said Thursday he is willing to consider expanding background checks for gun buyers, telling WHAS radio that "what we can’t do is fail to pass something." He also said that Senate will not take up gun safety issues until September, after the August recess.
"Only serious, bipartisan, bicameral efforts will enable us to continue this important work and produce further legislation that can pass the Senate, pass the House, and earn the president’s signature," he said.
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Yeah right....I'll believe it when it happens.
NRA= National Reaper Association
Not enough Rounds of Ammo
To me "ample" was maybe two boxes for each of the firearms I use to own (45LC and 22LR and 12g SG). I never saw the need for any more than that. I was not agreeing. My comment was in regards to the ammosexuals.
Yes, our concept of ample is different and that is okay.
I thought Congress was in session?
How are they "talking" about it? Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? Two cans with a string?
No, they are all on their summer break. Neither House or Senate returns until Monday, Sept 9th
I thought so
Of course they're not talking about it. Trump said it. Doesn't make it true.
Like everything else, the devil is in the details.
A feel-good law that isn't enforceable isn't worth the time spent to pass it. Any law dealing with "comprehensive background checks" that include private sales is useless and an empty law unless there is a mandatory gun registration law also. Without registration there's no way to determine who owned the gun or if the "buyer" owned the gun all along. And I feel confident that any law attempting to mandate gun registration would be fought by many people and many groups.
Bringing back the 1994 assault weapons ban is another useless law IMO. To define an assault weapon they had to identify what made it an assault weapon and the manufactures just redesigned the weapon to fit within the guidelines. If in doubt just look at the current ban in Massachusetts and the work by manufactures to get around the ban. Also the 94 ban didn't impact the number of guns or individuals back then as compared to the numbers in public hands today. The 94 ban grandfathered in existing ownership and only banned the new manufacture and sales. With the vast increase in numbers today the same ban would leave millions of these weapons in the public hands, and any attempt to force an Australian type buy-back would spend many years in court and judging from the lack of success in England many people would just not turn them in. After all without any registration of guns, how would the government know if a person owned one of those now prohibited weapons.
Most of the "common sense" gun laws that have been promoted by the Democrats, IMO, fall into this same bucket. They are feel-good laws that really won't do much to reduce the problem. As I said in a previous thread, I do support the discussion and exploration of the "red flag" laws. There are several issues around them but if they can work out the constitutional and legal problems of the laws and insure there is a proper review and handling of each occurrence in order to prevent abuse, I would support such laws.
THOROUGH back ground checks where the person should have to wait 72 hours before purchasing a fire arm.
NO more online sales....hell if the government can stop cigarettes from being sent via the mail, fedex, etc. then NO fire arm etc., should be mailed.
NO more gun shows.
I would be willing to extend the waiting period out to 10 days or even 20, provided two things can be accomplished.
1) If this is an emergency (such as a wife attempting to protect herself and her children in a domestic violence issue) then a judge should be able to sign off to expedite the sale.
2) If the NICS check comes back sooner with no issues and the sale is cleared to move forward then there should be no artificial waiting period required. Most of these checks are completed within minutes so it's not a huge deal.
But this also requires that all states / agencies / reporting parties need to get ALL relevant information to the NICS system as soon as possible. They cannot ignore reporting the information as the NICS system needs to be as complete as possible.
Had to go thru this to think about the correct response.
The current NICS system already has that 3 business day wait period built in. If the background check elicits a “delayed” response from NICS, the seller cannot complete the transaction for at least three business days. Unless a specific “denied” designation is issued, the seller will be able to complete the transaction with the customer after that period elapses, under federal law.
Online gun sales still have to go thru a licensed dealer in your state. You cannot purchase a gun and have it just shipped to your house online from a licensed gun store. A non-licensed person who posts a gun for sale on an internet board is just posting something for sale and it's a private party sales. A private person posting a gun for sale on an internet bulletin board is no different than a private person putting up a for-sale sign on a light pole.
Gun shows - think you will have a hard sell on stopping these. Most of these that I have gone to are filled with mostly licensed vendors who have to follow federal laws. Again, and correct me if I'm wrong, but the major issue here is the unlicensed dealers who don't perform a background check. If they are an unlicensed dealer than they are really a private party selling personal property. Some states already mandate that any sales at a gun show (licensed or private) must go thru a background check, I think we'll see more states start to enforce that also. So unless you mean something different...
Just to clarify in my own mind...
A NICS check will come back with 1 of three returns.
Proceed: Sale is approved and can be completed
Cancelled or Denied: The seller cannot legally sell the gun to the purchaser. The purchaser will need to work thru the legal system to get his/her firearm rights restored before attempting to again purchase a gun.
Delayed: There is not a clear yes or no response available and additional checking must be undertaken by NICS before this is cleared. Current law on this is that the sale is held for a max of three business days for the government to research. If no additional information is found or returned after the three business days the sale can move forward.
If I understand you correctly, you are saying if the NICS system returns a Delayed response, the sale is held until the issue is fully researched and cleared or until the purchaser can obtain a court order? Interesting idea, I could support it so long as it can insure that personal opinions are not brought into the action. Would maybe need more money allocated for the federal departments that manage and research the NICS data also.
When someone orders online, they get in through the mail depending on how it's delivered.
lol, nope. I'm holding out for that benevolent dictator slot.
No, I'm pretty sure when someone purchases a gun online they have to pick it up from a FFL license holder in their home state. That is the federal law because the purchaser has to meet all federal and local laws before they can take possession of the gun.
About the only exception to that might be if someone were purchasing from a private party in another state and he is willing to ship the gun thru the mail. And any idiot who followed thru with that would get exactly what they deserve. I mean, how would it work? You send the money thru first and once I have the money I send you a box (oh and disappear because I have your money already ). Or I ship the gun first and you pay me for it after, cuz for someone who can't go to the local gun store I can so definitely trust you to send the money after you already have my gun. yeah, neither one will work..
Like there is NO reason for a woman who wants to get an abortion should have to wait 48 to 72 hours...what's fair is fair, all should wait PERIOD
should not have to wait for either
Then the buyer should have to wait 72 hours
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Also gun ranges should NOT be able to sell guns either. I know the one near me does
I don't know, if they have their FFL license then why not? You know most people who come to a gun range know something about guns and are already use to them. A range can also be a good place to get training on a new weapon. So long as they have their license I don't see a problem. Can you explain why you don't think it's a good idea?
The one I used to manage now does also. I know the guy who runs that office. He puts any potential buyer through stringent checks, much more so than is required.
It's hard to know what would be useful. The vast majority of mass shooters acquire their guns legally or borrow or steal them from some family member or friend who bought the gun legally. People who imagine there is a simple solution related to gun acquisition are probably kidding themselves.
yep, that's what gets a lot of people. They want that simple solution so badly but fail to accept that it's a rather complex multi-faceted problem which will require a multi-faceted solution and a lot of time.
I think part of the solution is education. I've been in favor of a mandatory age specific "life lessons" class in every grade thru primary and high school education. There are a lot of topics that kids should know but are not really being taught, simple things such as how to create a budget, how to sew a button, how to cook for yourself, etc. Include in this class an age-specific training on gun safety and awareness so that they get more education about firearms than what they see in the movies. Also bring back those 15 second PSA's from the 70's and create them about gun safety.
We need research done on all the drugs we are pumping into our children that weren't in use 50 years ago. I'm not trying to cast blame but I think we do need to research and finally determine what the impact has been over the years and what benefit it has been vs the issues.
I think we need to strengthen the family unit. There are so many more single parent families these days and I think not having both parents does have a detrimental impact on child development. And there's a lot that needs to be done for this. They need jobs, support, housing, and a little bit of faith wouldn't hurt either. When the jobs aren't there or the money is tight it's too stressful which further impacts a family unit.
I'm not saying any of these ideas will make a fast impact, it's more of a generational thing. And these are not just ideas for reducing the impact of gun violence but perhaps they will over time help in that. And these are not the only ideas, but perhaps another branch of thought
Or I could just be blowing smoke thanks to the scotch I've had.
In other words "we are doing absolutely nothing, just keep them thoughts and prayers coming."
And we are going to need a lot of them, school shooting season has started back up.
We just lost a fine LEO yesterday to someone with an AR 15 type weapon. All he was doing was conducting a traffic stop. Two other LEO's were wounded, one critically. The POS that did this was a convicted felon who did 10 years for attempted murder. At least other officers were able to put this ahole down like the rabid dog he was. His parents who are devastated by the death and wounding of the officers believe it may have been suicide by cop. This insanity has to stop.