Mitch McConnell vows to bring up gun control legislation – as long as President Trump backs it
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reiterated Tuesday that he is willing to bring to the floor gun control legislation that President Donald Trump supports and could become law.
Among the ideas under discussion are so-called red flag laws, which would allow a family member or a law enforcement official to petition a court for an order to take guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others. But Democrats say those laws are not enough and have called on McConnell to bring up the House’s universal background checks bill, which passed earlier this year. That bill so far has no Republican support.
Another proposal under discussion is legislation from Sens. Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey that would expand background checks to all commercial sales. But that bill has failed twice in the Senate, and it’s unclear whether it would gain enough Republican support to pass. Cruz accused Democrats of playing politics on gun safety legislation and said that “regulating every private transaction” would not reduce gun violence.
Trump has gone back and forth on supporting background checks. After the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Trump tweeted that “serious discussions are taking place between House and Senate leadership on meaningful background checks.” But he latertold Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, that background checks were no longer on the table. After the shooting this past weekend, Trump made no mention of background checks and instead called for changes to the U.S.
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