In an unsurprising twist, it looks like Trump has caved to the NRA once again
might finally take on gun control, as the president ramped up his rhetoric about the need for stricter background checks. But in an unsurprising twist, it looks like Trump has instead caved to the National Rifle Association once again. Thethat despite the NRA's weakened stance amid its ongoing upheaval, the president shifted his thinking on background checks after a phone call with NRA chief executive.
The president's desire to see background checks passed was seemingly a real one, though naturally more for the personal glory he could gain from it than any real desire to curb the mass shooting epidemic. Per the, who reportedly advocated for background checks before decamping to Wyoming for vacation, proposed the idea of Trump televising his signing of any potential background check legislation from the White House's Rose Garden.
—shows how the battered gun lobby group still has enough clout to stop Republican-led gun control efforts dead in their tracks. As Politico contributing editorin February 2018, this could be because the NRA's influence is tied not to its financials, but the gun culture that it has perpetuated and built into a monolithic force. “Why does the NRA always win?” Scher wrote. “It’s not the money.
Of course, Trump isn't the only Republican grappling with gun control right now. With several Republicans recently coming out in favor of increased gun control measures, the former White House official told thethat once Congress reconvenes, it's entirely possible that “Trump will change his mind yet again.” But as with Trump, expecting Republican lawmakers to come around on gun control feels like a fool's errand.
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