Trump stopped calling for 'very meaningful background checks' on guns after talkin+g to the head of the NRA
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Trump stopped calling for 'very meaningful background checks' on guns after talking to the head of the NRA
David Choi, Business Insider 8 hours ago 
- Following his talks with the NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre and gun-rights activists, President Donald Trump struck a different tone on gun regulations in the weeks after two mass shootings, according to a New York Times report .
- The NRA reportedly launched a campaign to contact lawmakers in the wake of the shootings on August 3 and 4 in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
- Trump has spoken with LaPierre multiple times, according to several news reports this month.
- Trump had signaled he was willing to broach the topic of universal background checks.
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Following his talks with the NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre and gun-rights activists, President Donald Trump struck a different tone on gun regulations in the weeks after two mass shootings, The New York Times reported on Monday .
The NRA reportedly launched a campaign to contact lawmakers in the wake of the shootings on August 3 and 4 in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Both gunmen wielded assault-style rifles in the separate shootings, which killed 31 people.
Trump has spoken with LaPierre multiple times, according to several news reports published earlier in August. LaPierre is said to have voiced displeasure about expanded background checks , legislation that has received bipartisan support in Congress, saying that would not align with the group's supporters' views.
Immediately after the shootings, Trump signaled that he was willing to broach the subject.
"Well, I'm looking to do background checks," Trump told reporters. "I think background checks are important. I don't want to put guns into the hands of mentally unstable people or people with rage or hate."
He added that "we have to have very meaningful background checks."
But in the weeks since, Trump has said that he is "very concerned" with the Second Amendment and that "people don't realize we have very strong background checks right now."
The Times reported that Trump has privately noted the waning influence of the nonprofit organization, which was shaken by a leadership scandal earlier this year and is embroiled in numerous lawsuits , including one from the New York Attorney General's Office over its finances.
A White House spokesman told The Times that Trump's recent comments were not a reversal of his prior statements.
Democratic leaders said they were not optimistic about a policy shift from the White House.
"We've seen this movie before: President Donald J. Trump, feeling public pressure in the immediate aftermath of a horrible shooting, talks about doing something meaningful to address gun violence," Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York said in a statement on Monday , "but inevitably, he backtracks in response to pressure from the NRA and the hard-right."
Schumer added: "These retreats from President Trump are not only disappointing but also heartbreaking, particularly for the families of the victims of gun violence."
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Of course he did. The NRA owns him, lock, stock, and gun barrel.
How does that work exactly?
Actually the Russians own Trump, lock, stock, and barrel.
And the Russians own the NRA, lock, stock, and barrel.
So, of course Putin told Trump to not cross the NRA because then he will be crossing Putin.
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How so? And please show reliable sources and actual proof of your accusation. Maybe Mueller needs to talk to you for a do over.
Deep pockets.
This is so fascinating! And Putin cares about the NRA because . . . ?
Ah! That explains every . . . wait. That actually explains nothing.
Not a surprise. He's done it before.
I understand this is just another "I hate Trump" seed, that's ok. Your opinion on that topic is just as valid as others.
I'm personally against the expanded background checks because I really don't want to give the federal government a toe hold into intrastate commerce because once they are in they are more than likely to find a new way to expand and tax it. Not to mention, without a gun registration database you would never know which private party owned what gun. So that's really a toothless law.
But I just don't think any of these plans for expanding the background checks are going to make much of a difference. So many states and reporting agencies do not provide information to the NICS so what background checks being done today are on partial or completely missing information. Case in point that Texas church shooter.
Instead I would like to see some work done on getting these states and reporting agencies to improve their reporting back to the NICS system so that when a background check is performed we can be sure it is checking all the necessary information for that person.
Trumps promises are meaningless.
So he is a politician, no different than thousands before him, even....gasp!!!! democrats.
Trump said way back at the beginning that he is NOT a politician. So now you are calling him a liar. He taught you well.
Every gun bought from a licensed gun dealer has a NICS background check done on the buyer.
EVERY ONE .... otherwise it's not legal.
I'd call that very meaningful
Of course criminals don't buy guns from licensed dealers so background checks fix diddly-squat in that regard. No matter who they buy them from. Crooks will seek illegal guns out. No matter what.
Background checks.
Just one more ignorant gun control talking point made by the left. It will fix little to nothing that isn't already being done.
Everything he says or does is meaningless bullshit...I knew he'd just pay lip service and then cave to the National Reaper Association.
This describes most gun control legislation and proposals.
That describes trump and deporables.
I saw this bumper sticker the other day.
The second amendment guarantees the right to "bare" arms...so rip off your sleeves for America.