Trump Wants Joe Manchin’s Gun Control, Rejects Steve Scalise’s National Reciprocity Push

Breitbart ^ | 2/28/18 | AWR HAWKINS

[OneVike]

President Donald Trump embraced Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) gun control bill but rejected Rep. Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) push for national reciprocity during a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers Wednesday afternoon. After listening to Sen Chris Murphy (D-CT), Trump looked at toward the end of the table and asked Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) to detail their gun control bill.

The Manchin/Toomey gun control bill is the same universal background check legislation supported by Barack Obama in the wake of the heinous attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School. It the very bill that was defeated in the Democrat-controlled Senate on April 17, 2013.

Toomey described it for Trump, saying the bill “strengthens the reporting of information into the background check system” and “requires background checks on all commercial sales.” This is code-talk for requiring background checks on private gun sales, which Toomey described as sales at gun shows and online (even though online sales already require a background check).

Manchin then spoke and suggested that West Virginians will support the Manchin/Toomey gun control bill if Trump will support it. He did not mention that the Manchin/Toomey bill would not have prevented the Florida attack — just as it would not have prevented the Sandy Hook attack that spawned it.

Trump spoke of the using the Manchin/Toomey bill “as a base” to which other gun bills can be added, and then continued taking comments from various senators and representatives in attendance.

When it was Rep. Scalise’s time to speak, he highlighted the crime-fighting value of concealed carriers and the need to pass national reciprocity legislation.

[NativeSon]

He’s one & done if he starts playing to the knee-jerk imbeciles & the leftists that slather themselves in the blood of victims.

[Luircin]

Let me guess...more 5D chess by Trump?

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Let’s see, how many times have you never-Trump brigadiers been made to look like fools?

Syria: “HE’S A NEOCON WARMONGER!” Result: You look like fools when he doesn’t do anything you’re screaming about.

Tax cuts: “HE’S NOT GIVING THE RIGHT TAX CUTS!” Result: Tax cuts passed and people are loving them. You look like fools.

DACA: “HE’S BETRAAAAAYEEEED USSSSSSSSS!” Results: DACA is dead in under a week; you all look like fools.

See a pattern here?

[chris37]

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Our civil rights > Mr. Trump.

He’s walking on dangerous ground.

[VeniVidiVici]

Mark my word, If President Trump signs any gun control bill that limits anyone's rights under the constitution, he will be a one term President, and the Democrats will win Congress this year.

I agree.

[morphing libertarian]

he is trying to walk the one between logic and emotions. Not a good characteristic for a leader. Some one has to stand up and tell the truth.

[Luircin]

See post 42.

For pity’s sake, the man hasn’t even done anything re: guns yet, and the usual crybabies are sobbing again after this SAME PATTERN has been repeated over and over and over and OVER.

[Sasparilla]

No registration or licensing for firearms ownership. Never. Zip. Zero. Nada.

[txrefugee]

Who would have thought that a “Republican” president would convene a gun control conference such as the one held today. It was very disappointing to see the way Steve Scallise was put down when he brought up a national concealed carry bill, but Manchin and Toomey’s gun control bill was applauded by the president.

He might have lost the November election this afternoon. No wonder Dianne Feinstein was grinning from ear to ear as the festivities wrapped up.

[right way right]

Youtube vid of meeting.
MSNBC is all I could find.

https://youtu.be/1TN1qsBrep8

[Luircin]

“He’s walking on dangerous ground.”

How about you wait and see the results before you start slitting your wrists in despair?

Jeez, this same pattern has been played out at least four times that I can think of just off the top of my head and people are STILL falling for it EVERY TIME.

[Trump.Deplorable]

Exactly

But everyone wants to throw him overboard cause he dared to talk to democrats

That is stupid

He promised them nothing

[ncalburt]

Sen Toomey then schooled Trump that putting a under 21-age ban on purchasing Guns penalizing decent honest Young people that Hunt , Shoot , need protection ,etc..
Trump was clueless on the topic .
Does Trump not know this is attacking his Base and there families through out the country , especially Penn , Ohio ,Mich , Wisc ? The midterms are lost with this type of talk.

[Trump.Deplorable]

Exactly

I agree

We need to just sit back and watch

[Luircin]

“He might have lost the November election this afternoon. “

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Yes, and the usual suspects said the same thing about the DACA meeting.

For pity’s sake, take a chill pill and wait until the bill is actually signed before bringing out the razor blades and emo music.

[editor-surveyor]

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One Term Donald will join Gerald Ford and Jimmah Catah in the corner of shame if he keeps this crap up!

This is insane! If he doesn’t know what to say, he can always say nothing.
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[Fightin Whitey]

When the Republicans get tough, they form a circling firing squad.

In this case Rep. Scalise, who knows of what he speaks, got tough and fought for national reciprocity.

The President in turn got tough with Scalise.

[Trump.Deplorable]

Mark my word, If President Trump signs any gun control bill that limits anyone’s rights under the constitution, he will be a one term President, and the Democrats will win Congress this year.

I agree.

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Because the Democrats are going to restore those rights?

STUPID LOGIC

Nothing was done either

[ncalburt]

Nobody should Wait .

Call your House Reps and tell them what a mess this meeting was and no gun control .

This was Trial Balloon floated today .

Call the WH and Congress .

[Red Steel]

There’s not going to be a universal background check. What may happen is an improved NICS systems, and maybe some type of armed defense of schools (repeal of idiot Biden’s 1991 Act), but Ryan is leaving that to the states.

[xrmusn]

I can almost guarantee that if a bunch were to take sound trucks to West Virginia HILLS - not the outlanders settlements in the cities - and tell them that THEIR SENATOR IS COMING FOR THEIR GUNS, you can bet your bippy that Manchin will NEVER step inside the borders of West Virginia again