Gun Background Checks Wait On Trump

Daily Beast: “Just over a week since mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Senate Republicans are waiting to see if President Trump walks away from the issue again or forces their hand before trying to do anything about potentially expanding background checks for gun purchases.”

“He’s walked away before. Following the Parkland school massacre last year, the president promised that he was ‘going to be very strong on background checks,’ only to retreat after holding private meetings with National Rifle Association officials at the White House. The NRA, a key ally of Trump’s, has spent big money lobbying against background-checks expansion legislation, and last week reminded him of its staunch opposition.”