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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsREMINDER--#Trump Undid Obama Rule That Added Mentally Ill People to Gun Check Register
Trump Undid Obama Rule That Added Mentally Ill People to Gun Check Register http://fortune.com/2018/02/15/trump-shooting-mental-illness/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share-article #ThousandOaks #neverAgain
Did President Trump Revoke Gun Background Checks for Mentally
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Claim: President Trump signed a bill blocking Obama-era background checks on guns for people with mental illnesses.
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White House refuses to release photo of Trump gun law repeal - BBC ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43088644
Feb 16, 2018 - In a tweet, Mr Trump called the gunman "mentally disturbed" and vowed to ... Donald Trump likes to tout how many laws he's signed - even if some are ... with mental health issues for gun-purchase background checks is a bit ...
If Trump's Blaming Mental Health, Why Did He Gut This Obama Gun ...
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Nov 6, 2017 - Gun control advocates slammed Trump as a hypocrite, after he called the ... Bill Revoking Obama-Era Gun Checks for People With Mental Illnesses ... "a new era for law-abiding gun owners, as we now have a president who ...
Trump Signs Bill Revoking Obama-Era Gun Checks for People With ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/.../trump-signs-bill-revoking-obama-era-gun-checks-peopl...
Mar 1, 2017 - President Donald Trump quietly signed a bill into law Tuesday rolling ... some people with severe mental health problems from buying guns.
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REMINDER--#Trump Undid Obama Rule That Added Mentally Ill People to Gun Check Register (Original Post)
riversedge
Nov 2018
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Why ON EARTH would anybody do this? I know he's an asshole, but this is just insanity.
smirkymonkey
Nov 2018
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whathehell
(29,067 posts)1. Yes, I remember that. n/t
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)2. Why ON EARTH would anybody do this? I know he's an asshole, but this is just insanity.
The only possible outcome for revoking this law is to make the problem even worse than it already is. Is he really that petty?
NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)3. It only applied to those unable to handle their own affairs
Who coincidentally don't engage in mass shootings.