Trump Tells LaPierre That Universal Background Checks A Non-Starter

By Tom Knighton

According to polling, universal background checks are pretty popular in this country. In fact, if the numbers are accurate, it almost stands to reason a fair number of gun owners also support universal background checks. Yes, it appears they’re that well-liked.

However, I’m skeptical of polling in general. They get a lot of stuff wrong and I’m not convinced they’ve fixed the issues that led to them getting the 2016 election so disastrously wrong.

Regardless, there’s still a lot of support for these measures. Where there doesn’t appear to be support for them, though, is in the Oval Office.

President Donald Trump reportedly privately reassured National Rifle Association boss Wayne LaPierre that he would not pursue increased background check measures for firearms amid rising mass shooting concerns.

Trump, whose comments to LaPierre were reported by The Atlantic, made the guarantee during a phone call on Tuesday afternoon — a day after he told reporters that the U.S. already has “very strong” background checks and warned that increasing such measures could lead to a “slippery slope” where all guns are taken away. One source told The Atlantic that Trump cemented “his stance that we already have background checks and that …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms