Following a series of deadly mass shootings over the weekend that left 29 dead and dozens more injured, President Trump will deliver a statement at 10 am ET.
It’s not clear what Trump will say, or whether he’ll propose any new policies or initiatives, but in a series of tweets Monday morning, the president appeared to express support for more stringent background checks.
We cannot let those killed in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, die in vain. Likewise for those so seriously wounded. We can never forget them, and those many who came before them. Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong background checks, perhaps marrying….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2019
….this legislation with desperately needed immigration reform. We must have something good, if not GREAT, come out of these two tragic events!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2019
Democrats are pushing Republicans to join them in supporting the universal background check bill that passed the House earlier this year before dying in the Senate, and by the looks of it, President Trump appears to now support that measure.
Meanwhile, Mexican President AMLO criticized the US’s gun control policy on Monday and said his country was working to stop the import of US-made guns into Mexico. Though, when it comes to gun violence, Mexico is resembles the pot calling the kettle black.
AMLO’s implication that the proliferation of firearms is the root cause behind mass shootings simply isn’t supported by the data: As one recent study showed, Mexico’s intentional homicide rate is much higher than the US’s, even though the number of guns in circulation per capita in the US is much higher than in Mexico. But warring drug cartels have led to a murder rate in Mexico that is consistently much higher than in the US.
In addition to the two shootings over the weekend, another shooting at a Garlic Festival in California earlier in the week left another 3 dead. Last time Trump expressed support for more stringent background checks and/or gun control (in the wake of the deadly Oct. 2017 shooting in Las Vegas), he swiftly changed his mind after a brief spat with the NRA. But, with the NRA still reeling from a recent power. struggle, will Trump, uh, stick to his guns this time around?
via ZeroHedge News https://ift.tt/2YE8Ee5 Tyler Durden