Trump called for background checks, but said the NRA should be 'represented' in any talks by rachsandl
from NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre, who reportedly warned him that Trump voters wouldn’t the measures.
“I have also been speaking to the NRA, and others, so that their very strong views can be fully represented and respected. Guns should not be placed in the hands of mentally ill or deranged people,” Trump tweeted. “I am the biggest Second Amendment person there is, but we all must work together for the good and safety of our Country. Common sense things can be done that are good for everyone!”
It should be noted that experts say the link between mental illness and mass shootings isn’t all that clear, the. About one in five mass murderers shows evidence of psychosis, according to the report.: After the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in 2012 left 26 people dead, Congress failed to pass a bipartisan background check bill introduced by Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey, a Republican, and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat.
The bill, which would have required background checks on all commercial gun sales, foundered in the Senate, which was by Democrats at the time. The bill lost support from a few Democrats in red states. While four Republicans—Senators Susan Collins, Mark Kirk, John McCain and Toomey—voted for it.: Following a pair of mass shootings last weekend in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, gun control advocates have been renewing their calls for reform. The shootings, in total, left 31 people dead and at least 53 injured.
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