President Trump announces he’s backing stronger background checks for gun purchases and red flag laws allowing authorities to remove firearms from those who are a danger to themselves or others.
Despite the White House’s shift in policy many Congressional Republicans say they’re still strongly against the proposals. Congressman Ralph Abraham says the President’s shift hasn’t changed his mind.
“I haven’t seen any new laws or anything that would have prevented these horrific shootings and tragedies.”
The President says he’ll review House passed background check and red flag laws. Abraham voted against the bills that cleared the House on a party-line vote.
The gubernatorial candidate says none of the proposals coming from Democrats or the White House would have stopped the recent shootings in El Paso or Dayton.
“When we just randomly and very rapidly implement something just to say that we have done something, that is not the right way to go.”
The biggest fight over background checks will likely be in the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated he’d allow discussion of the issue.
The President says he’ll take a more active roll in bringing warring Congressional delegations to the table over the issue, but Abraham says he’s not confident about the parties finding a middle ground.
“What I saw the Democrats do within hours of the shooting where they politicized it, and they even started money raising money off of it, I have a problem with that.”
