Editorial: With the blood barely dry, Trump and the GOP are already pooh-poohing serious gun control laws
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Aug 08, 2019
3 minutes
As he headed off Wednesday morning to Dayton and El Paso to console the most recent American communities ravaged by mass shootings, President Trump paused on the White House lawn to talk with reporters. He told them that while there might be political support for federal legislation mandating more stringent background checks for gun buyers, he did not believe there was "appetite" in Congress for a ban on civilian possession of high-capacity magazines and combat-style weapons. "So far," he
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