Pelosi, Schumer say Trump is a ‘prisoner to the gun lobby and the NRA’
“The public must weigh in and demand passage of this legislation for the safety of our children,” they continued.
Trump did outline other possible steps, including a “red-flag” law that would make it easier for law enforcement to identify mentally ill people who should be banned from purchasing guns. Trump also said people who commit deadly hate crimes should be punished with the death penalty in a “quick and decisive” way.
The new push to pass background check legislation comes after two mass shootings over the weekend rocked the nation.
A gunman on Saturday killed 20 people and wounded dozens more in an attack at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday. Less than a day later, at least nine people were killed and more than two dozen were injured in a Dayton, Ohio, shooting. The two shootings are not believed to be linked.
Democrats are trying to build pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to bring up background check legislation after the two shootings, including calls for the GOP leader to bring the upper chamber into session during the August recess.
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