President Donald Trump took to Twitter touting his "very strong" school safety plan the White House recently unveiled, but demurred on raising age limits for long guns, saying there's "not much political support (to put it mildly)."
Very strong improvement and strengthening of background checks will be fully backed by White House. Legislation moving forward. Bump Stocks will soon be out. Highly trained expert teachers will be allowed to conceal carry, subject to State Law. Armed guards OK, deterrent!.......
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2018[1]
....On 18 to 21 Age Limits, watching court cases and rulings before acting. States are making this decision. Things are moving rapidly on this, but not much political support (to put it mildly).
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2018[2]
However, the plan is far less ambitious than what Trump proposed during his listening session a few weeks ago with survivors of school massacres and subsequent meetings with lawmakers.
Trump had touted raising the age from 18 to buy long guns, including semi-automatic weapons, as well as beefing up comprehensive background checks for gun buyers.
He had chided a GOP lawmaker[4] for being afraid of the NRA while touting a "take the guns first"[5] and worry about "due process later" for gun owners who were deemed to be mentally unstable.
Sunday's plan walks back all of the president's tough talk on guns in the wake of last month's Valentine's Day massacre that left 17 dead in Parkland, Florida.
"Americans expecting real leadership to prevent gun violence will be disappointed and troubled by President Trump's dangerous retreat from his promise," Avery Gardiner, co-president of Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said Sunday.
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References
- ^ March 12, 2018 (twitter.com)
- ^ March 12, 2018 (twitter.com)
- ^ Trump's plan to make schools safer (www.newsmax.com)
- ^ chided a GOP lawmaker (thehill.com)
- ^ "take the guns first" (www.newsmax.com)