Trump spurns Dems on universal background checks

The Politico ^ | September 16, 2019 | Marianne Levine

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President Donald Trump will not consider the House-passed universal background checks bill as part of his proposed gun package, according to a source familiar with the conversation on guns.

Trump’s position on the House-passed bill is not exactly a surprise. The White House issued a veto threat against the bill in February.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have called on Trump repeatedly to bring up the House-passed universal background checks bill. Over the weekend, Pelosi and Schumer issued a statement following a phone call with Trump that anything other than the House-passed bill “will not get the job done.”

Schumer reiterated his calls Monday for the White House to back the House proposal.

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Hope some of the concern trolls make a “penance” donation to FR....

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Agreed. The maniacs on that stage last week scared even folks who wanted gun restrictions. Images of the feds storming into anyone they wanted to houses to search for guns seemed just too possible.

One thing they're forgetting. A lot of votes they depend on, like minorities who live in dangerous neighborhoods and those with criminal records won't agree with this. They don't want the gov to be that rigid looking for illegal guns that some need to protect their homes.