Headline Roundup • August 5th, 2019
President Trump Calls For Stronger Background Checks
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring strong background checks for firearm purchases following two mass shooting in Texas and Ohio over the weekend that killed 29 people.
Trump, who is scheduled to deliver remarks at the White House later on Monday morning following the attacks, said the victims’ deaths could not be “in vain” and called on both political parties to take steps to require further screenings for gun buyers.
“We cannot let those killed in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, die...
Ahead of his planned remarks Monday in the wake of this past weekend's shootings, President Donald Trump has proposed "strong background checks," perhaps, he said, tied to immigration reform.
In tweets Monday morning, the president said, "We cannot let those killed in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, die in vain."
At the same time, Trump also blamed the news media for "the anger and rage that has built up over many years."
Trump has threatened to veto two background check bills passed by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and...
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President Donald Trump called on lawmakers Monday to pass legislation requiring strong background checks for firearm purchases in the wake of mass shooting in Texas and Ohio over the weekend that killed 29 people.
Trump, who was scheduled to deliver remarks at the White House later Monday morning, tweeted that "we cannot let those killed in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, die in vain. Likewise for those so seriously wounded. We can never forget them, and those many who came before them."
He said Republicans and Democrats "must come...
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