Shortly after taking office, President Trump quietly rolled back an Obama-era, post-Sandy Hook massacre regulation that would have made it harder for people with mental illness to buy guns.
President Donald Trump responded to the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings by insisting Monday that “mental illness pulls the trigger not the gun,” but shortly after taking office hean Obama-era regulation that would have made it harder for people with mental illness to buy guns.
NBC News has reached out to the White House with specific questions about whether Trump is signaling a change of direction in the wake of theIn a statement, the National Rifle Association said it"welcomes the President's call to address the root causes of the horrific acts of violence that have occurred in our country."
The NRA “applauded” Trump’s action at the time and then-executive director Chris Cox said the move “marks a new era for law-abiding gun owners, as we now have a president who respects and supports our arms.” Obama had recommended the regulation after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 first graders and six others dead. The measure sought to block some people with severe mental health problems from buying guns.
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