Trump: ‘Take The Firearms First And Then Go To Court’

By Tom Knighton

President Donald Trump didn’t have a lot of Second Amendment street cred when he first threw his hat into the presidential ring. Living in New York City, it’s not like he had a lot of exposure to firearms through the years, though I don’t doubt he could easily have been one of the fortunate few to get a carry permit in the Big Apple.

As he campaigned, he kind of had to convince gun folks that he was on their side.

For the most part, he managed well enough. However, a comment made on Wednesday is probably making some previous supporters question their allegiance.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a bipartisan group of congressmen at the White House that law enforcement should be able to confiscate firearms without going through due process.

Trump held the bipartisan meeting to focus on school safety in the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Fla., two weeks ago, and he emphasized the need for Congress to get something done. Rep. John Rutherford (R., Fla.) brought up the prospect of risk-protection orders providing a process by which law enforcement could seize firearms in certain circumstances, and Vice President Mike Pence expanded on …Read the Rest

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