{"id":1006177,"date":"2019-08-05T20:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1006177"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:03:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:03:51","slug":"trump-sides-with-nra-fails-to-take-action-on-gun-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-sides-with-nra-fails-to-take-action-on-gun-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Sides With NRA &amp; Fails To Take Action On Gun Violence\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1006157 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/War-Room.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In his remarks today, Trump once again regurgitated NRA talking points, blaming anything but guns for this weekend\u2019s mass shootings. Every time he talks about gun violence, he has sided with the NRA and failed to take action.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump signed into law legislation that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2017\/02\/28\/trump-sign-bill-blocking-obama-gun-rule\/98484106\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2017\/02\/28\/trump-sign-bill-blocking-obama-gun-rule\/98484106\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKNLBYlRpV1-O80-zYu9hhjEOQ0w\">overturned<\/a> an Obama-era rule that would have made it more difficult for mentally disabled individuals to obtain guns.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump blamed mass shootings on \u201cmental illness.\u201d But his administration is fighting in court to overturn the ACA, which helps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/issue-brief\/the-effects-of-medicaid-expansion-under-the-aca-updated-findings-from-a-literature-review-march-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/issue-brief\/the-effects-of-medicaid-expansion-under-the-aca-updated-findings-from-a-literature-review-march-2018\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNElB0dWIjp7k9vbK7KY3hksavQupQ\">provide<\/a> mental health treatment through Medicaid expansion and essential health benefits.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After the Parkland shooting, Trump established an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/03\/12\/us\/politics\/trump-gun-control-national-rifle-association.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/03\/12\/us\/politics\/trump-gun-control-national-rifle-association.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGA6cnYRupRsdy2i3ErLghI0Z7BKQ\">ineffective<\/a> federal commission on school safety that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/12\/18\/us\/politics\/trump-administration-school-safety-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/12\/18\/us\/politics\/trump-administration-school-safety-report.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEZLGJeHD8w0SvJqeln_boPeqhZdg\">failed<\/a> to address the role of guns in mass shootings.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After a meeting with the NRA, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-guns\/in-bow-to-nra-trump-throws-gun-purchase-age-to-states-courts-idUSKCN1GO1OC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-guns\/in-bow-to-nra-trump-throws-gun-purchase-age-to-states-courts-idUSKCN1GO1OC&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE5HVFK9e_kyojoZ_1TEaYNSq-rUQ\">backed off<\/a> his push to increase the minimum age for gun purchases.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/966662241977360384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/966662241977360384&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHkhSHGlaH_Lu08ZJ54uyWtroAAbQ\">vowed<\/a> to support comprehensive background checks, but then softened his support after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCoxNRA\/status\/969393625611333632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCoxNRA\/status\/969393625611333632&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEgn3RRwZKXzHVVVM4Q4oj1sYEFjg\">meeting with the NRA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/431530-white-house-threatens-to-veto-background-check-bills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/431530-white-house-threatens-to-veto-background-check-bills&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGnYwoO4stnIzGTya6WiFXf1xLCEA\">threatened<\/a> to veto bipartisan House-passed universal background check legislation that is supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/poll.qu.edu\/national\/release-detail?ReleaseID=2604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/poll.qu.edu\/national\/release-detail?ReleaseID%3D2604&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdIjVkQnu3xkR7QBBSEnMDd7j9ZQ\">86%<\/a> of Americans.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-listening-session-students-teachers-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-listening-session-students-teachers-parents\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHM0WS5amCDfvBCF_3jfMlkijVBnA\">repeatedly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-listening-session-students-teachers-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-listening-session-students-teachers-parents\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHM0WS5amCDfvBCF_3jfMlkijVBnA\">advocated<\/a> for the irrational policy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/02\/22\/us\/politics\/trump-guns-school-shootings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/02\/22\/us\/politics\/trump-guns-school-shootings.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565899459533000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGelhlMbwIkLz7ntg7Fk4S1-OQHtA\">supported by the NRA<\/a> of arming teachers as a method of gun violence prevention.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his remarks today, Trump once again regurgitated NRA talking points, blaming anything but guns for this weekend\u2019s mass shootings. Every time he talks about gun violence, he has sided with the NRA and failed to take action. Trump signed into law legislation that overturned an Obama-era rule that would have made it more difficult [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1006177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trump Sides With NRA &amp; Fails To Take Action On Gun Violence\u00a0 - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-sides-with-nra-fails-to-take-action-on-gun-violence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-08-05T20:00:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T20:03:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/War-Room.png?w=300\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-sides-with-nra-fails-to-take-action-on-gun-violence\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-sides-with-nra-fails-to-take-action-on-gun-violence\/\",\"name\":\"Trump Sides With NRA &amp; 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