Trump says NRA could soften opposition to gun reforms after mass shootings
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But Trump told reporters at the White House the NRA should have input on the issue and might come around to supporting tighter background checks on gun buyers or at least not be so strident in its opposition. Following attacks last weekend that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio, Trump said the United States needs significant background checks on gun buyers “so that sick people don’t get guns.” He spoke to NRA chief Wayne LaPierre by phone. “It’s certainly one of the front and center issues,” he said, but “background checks and red flags would probably lead the discussions.” Another senior Republican and ally of Trump acknowledged on Friday that the shootings last weekend in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, put pressure on Congress to act.
As said here by Roberta Rampton