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.
When it comes to guns. Thoughts and Prayers. But that's it. Reality ✔.
I'd say Trump is sticking with the Republicans.
What 'debate'? It's 'shall not be infringed' plus 'molon labe' versus 'your assault clips offend me' loldebate
And that’s the hill their party will die on next year!
Shocker.
It is a no win situation. You cant have a conversation with the hate monger Democrats spewing lies, it is a waste of time. DemocratsAreCausingHate DemocratsAreHypocrites trump
VOTE THEM OUT. ... any presidential candidate that should run for senate , should
Of course they are. Nra money.
Yes we are.
This next round of senseless deaths is on stupidity like this. Couldn't take 1 day off huh? You win. I'm trading Politico in for the National Enquirer. At least their satire isn't so tragic.
Because he is right. You don’t confiscate law-abiding citizen’s guns because of actions by mentally ill persons. The Second Amendment was written for a reason. The Left will never miss an opportunity to grab for power when there are horrible incidents of evil that occur.
Of course..Democrats want our guns..
GOP are in a sinking ship!
No shit? SenateGOP GOPHouse now stands for Gaggle Of Puss*es. Won't stand up to NRA to save lives with common sense measures everyone agrees is reasonable except NRA.
Republicans have forever sealed their fate.
Why do you think that is? Russia and their partners in criminal behavior the NRA have the entire GOP by the short hairs.
With trump in office the GOP stopped representing the people they now represent trump who represents the deplorables of this country. VoteBlueAllTheWay
But in his first full month in office, Trump signed a bill rolling back an Obama-era regulation that would have made it more difficult for people with mental illnesses to purchase firearms. And now he talks about getting tough? Gee, the families of the victims feel so much better
Cowards
“There you go again”. ... slanting the news to your ideological bent. Hiding? Really?
Cowards
They have to otherwise they are falling apart very quickly. They are already hipdeep in their own swamp. They know it
David Jolly (I) former GOP congressman, said it all yesterday on MSNBC’s Deadline White House. The GOP will NEVER do anything about gun control! So vote out the GOP and go DEM across the board.
DumpGOP2020
Did you expect anything else? The GOP is bought and paid for by the NRA and they expect their obedience.
'hide' It's this kind of pompous bias that takes all credibility out of a story. Everyone is against gun violence.
If the NRA is really about gun safety as they claim, why are they against universal background checks? Why is it a bad thing to check a nationwide database befor handing someone an instrument of death? Law abiding citizens still wouldn’t have any issues buying guns.
Of course they are. If nothing was done after Sandy Hook with all those babies being killed nothing will ever be done as long as Republicans are in control of the Senate. We have to vote them out in 2020 for the soul of our nation.
There is a lot to hide behind...
It's just what Cowards do.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 'SLOGAN': ..MAKE AMERICA 'H A T E' AGAIN...
cuz they know trump is to blame for the violence and they've yet to grow a pair...Also, they have to report to their real boss....MoscowMich LeningradLindsey TraitorTrump AlfaBankBarr TraitorGOP FakePOTUS
Funny how law abiding citizens dont want to give up their rights
The new-conservatives 's mentality...
Well duh.
And the news in that is what?$$$$$$$$$$$
VoteThemOut
He's IRRELEVANT!
They are waiting for the next tragedy
Vote them out!
Two skinny jeaners who are ANTIFA...Are not going to change the Majority... No one trusts MSM False flag...
Not gonna get the guns I have now. Not gonna get the guns I buy tomorrow. MolonLabe NRA 2A ElPaso Dayton realDonaldTrump
Sad state of affairs
GOOD! That means that they're AMERICANS, not leftists.
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