DEMS/GOP/GUNS/LOBBYING/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged President Donald Trump on Friday [3-2-18] to follow his gut on gun restrictions he has recently backed, after the powerful U.S. gun lobby said the Republican president and vice president do not want gun control.
The exhortation to Trump, who this week stunned fellow Republicans by backing several gun control measures his party has long opposed, reflected a fierce tug-of-war for the president’s support on gun measures in the wake of a deadly Feb. 14 high school shooting in Florida… Schumer issued a statement on Friday reminding the president of his initial response to the Parkland shooting in Florida that killed 17 people and the ensuing student-led groundswell of protests that demanded that lawmakers restrict gun sales and honed in on NRA-funded politicians…
In a White House meeting with Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday, Trump backed several gun control measures opposed by the NRA, including broader background checks and raising the age for legally buying rifles to 21 from 18… White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders gave no indication whether Trump had changed his views on gun measures early on Friday.”
-Reuters Staff, “Democrat Schumer to Trump on guns: Follow your instincts,” Reuters, Mar. 2, 2018 06:34am