The summerlong debate over new gun safety legislation is coming to a head
Senate Republican leaders discussed gun legislation in an hourlong party meeting on Monday evening, including expanding background checks, according to an attendee. But no one is making a move without President Donald Trump, who senators expect will be presented options on gun legislation by White House officials later this week.Trump himself has been nearly impossible to pin down on the issue.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Trump made a brief reference to guns Monday afternoon, saying several options were under discussion. The opaque positioning by the president only added to the overall confusion and Republicans declining to take hard positions on potential legislation.
“I’m less optimistic than I was a couple weeks ago,” Murphy said. “I haven’t walked away from the table, the White House hasn’t. … We put some creative ideas on the table, they put some creative ideas on the table, but we’re not there.” poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201908/388/1155968404_6069085468001_6069086876001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404"Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, a Democrat whose city suffered a mass shooting in August, met with White House officials, including counselor Kellyanne Conway, on Monday. That alone gave her confidence the president is still serious about doing something.
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