GOP lawmakers are ignoring Dem demands for stricter gun control after this weekend’s shootings, instead sticking with the president and the NRA
So Trump’s lightning-fast shift in focus may give some cover to Republicans, who want to stand with the president and remain aligned with GOP orthodoxy.Sen. Lindsey Graham said he would introduce legislation encouraging more states to adopt red flag laws, which allow local law enforcement officials to temporarily seize guns from people who may pose a risk to themselves or others.
The Kentucky Republican also said he encouraged several committee chairmen, including Graham, to “engage in bipartisan discussions of potential solutions.” But he made no promises about taking any action on the floor and dismissed “partisan theatrics and campaign-trail rhetoric,” in a shot presumably aimed at Democrats hammering him.
Some Democrats expressed hope that Trump would follow through on his tweet, even as they acknowledged he’s made similar promises before, only to retreat under pressure from the right.“One of the things that we need to see is if the president is really serious about this. Is he going to bring that pressure to bear upon the Senate?” said Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman , who has written numerous gun control bills, in an interview. “I want to take him at his word today.
Those bills, which passed in February, have languished in the Senate, and McConnell has shown no interest in taking them up. The NRA says it supports the concept of red flag laws but has opposed all of the state laws that have passed, arguing they do not provide enough due process.Sign Up “We must recognize that the internet has provided a dangerous avenue to radicalize disturbed minds and perform demented acts,” Trump said Monday in his brief address.
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