NRA directly appealed to Trump against raising age for firearms purchases
Source: CNN
By Elizabeth Landers, CNN
Updated 10:35 AM ET, Wed February 28, 2018
Washington (CNN) - National Rifle Association leaders appealed directly to President Donald Trump about not raising the age limit for buying certain firearms, a senior administration official tells CNN.
The appeal came when Trump had lunch with the leaders on Sunday. The official said the NRA would prefer that the White House pursue school safety programs.
The official, however, said that although the White House continues to speak with the NRA, they're not going to agree on everything.
The White House will unveil school safety proposals on Thursday before the President leaves for the Billy Graham funeral on Friday, the official said.
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SHRED
(28,136 posts)Filthy blood soaked organization.
bronxiteforever
(11,212 posts)Initech
(108,587 posts)Historic NY
(39,966 posts)dchill
(42,660 posts)What's his resale value?
pandr32
(14,202 posts)In other words, arm teachers and weaponize schools. They have taken the most recent mass school shooting and are using it to expand their market into our children's schools--not talk sensible gun control and gun safety as they once did (in a former NRA lifetime before they were taken over by "freedom loving" libertarians).
Already, death by gunshot has become the third leading cause of death of children in this country. Perhaps their plan is two-fold--sell guns of every type to every American regardless of age (making a killing [pun intended]), and cut the population to a smaller number of people in the process.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)even give gunners pause as to Trump's sanity.
pandr32
(14,202 posts)But Trump takes his orders from the NRA and Putin. The right-wing media will work to lull the "Gunner Nation" into compliance.
Let's hope not and that sanity will prevail.