After Pres. Trump appeared to respond to a groundswell of public support for tougher gun sale background checks following recent mass shootings, his language—and possibly his stance—on new gun control measures seems to be softening.
After President Donald Trump appeared to respond to a groundswell of public support for tougher gun sale background checks following recent mass shootings, his language -- and possibly his stance -- on new gun control measures seems to be softening.
But now, as time has elapsed, and with Congress still away on its August recess, Trump on Sunday appeared to back off on any new push background checks, again calling mental health the actual problem. Congress passed legislation -- FIX NICS --in the aftermath of the Sutherland Springs Church shooting in Texas in November 2017 that claimed 26 lives. The measure was aimed at penalizing government agencies for not reporting into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System .
These are people that have to be in institutions for help,” he said. “I'm not talking about as a form of a prison I'm saying for help.”
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