Trump Retreats from New Gun Restrictions
Trump Retreats from New Gun Restrictions
August 19, 2019 at 9:50 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 39 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2019/08/19/trump-retreats-from-new-gun-restrictions/
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Days after a pair of deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, President Trump said he was prepared to endorse what he described as “very meaningful background checks” that would be possible because of his “greater influence now over the Senate and over the House,” the New York Timesreports.
“But after discussions with gun rights advocates during his two-week working vacation in Bedminster, N.J. — including talks with Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive of the National Rifle Association — Mr. Trump’s resolve appears to have substantially softened, and he has reverted to reiterating the conservative positions on the gun issue he has espoused since the 2016 campaign.”
Washington Post: “Behind the scenes, Trump’s communication with key lawmakers, including Sen. Joe Manchin III, a moderate Democrat from West Virginia who has sought to develop bipartisan gun-control measures, has gone mostly cold.”
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said no one ever. 
...running out the clock...
...until Dems are willing to embrace a nationwide all-out war with the NRA and gun-lobby, meaningful gun legislation won't happen...
...Dems are afraid to make gun regulation a major issue or referendum in 2020...they've been beat-up too many times by the NRA and the gun-lobby...
...only Bernie as the balls, skill and chutzpah to tackle the NRA and gun-lobby head-on...
...and I'm not sure he wants to...