Chuck Schumer slammed the president for appearing to back off of his commitment to strengthen background checks, which Trump originally called for days after the Dayton and El Paso mass shootings
Chuck Schumer dinged President Donald Trump's apparent about-face on enhanced backgrounds for firearm sales, calling the move "not only disappointing but also heartbreaking."
For well more than a year now, Trump has vacillated between considering stricter firearm measures and dismissing them. After a trio of mass shootings this summer, Trump has revived the idea of bringing up a legislative package in the GOP Senate in a bid to stopping such shootings.Sign Up Senators in both parties, including Manchin , Toomey , Chris Murphy , Susan Collins and Rob Portman have been discussing ideas with each other or with the White House. Some of the proposals include changing the background checks bill to attract more Republicans, installing federal red flag laws aimed at preventing gun violence from people deemed dangerous, cracking down on straw gun purchases and making domestic terrorism a federal crime, as proposed by Sen. Martha McSally .
"The way forward is for Sen. McConnell to put the bipartisan House-passed universal background checks bill on the Senate floor for a vote immediately," Schumer said on Monday.
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