{"id":1030681,"date":"2024-04-11T21:50:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T21:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1030681"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:56:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:56:02","slug":"president-biden-once-again-delivers-commonsense-gun-safety-solutions-as-trump-continues-to-cave-to-the-nra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/president-biden-once-again-delivers-commonsense-gun-safety-solutions-as-trump-continues-to-cave-to-the-nra\/","title":{"rendered":"President Biden Once Again Delivers Commonsense Gun Safety Solutions As Trump Continues to Cave to the NRA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Following President Biden\u2019s <\/em>announcement<\/em><\/a> of new commonsense gun safety solutions, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter signing the most significant bipartisan gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years, President Biden is continuing to find new ways to make our communities safer after violent crime skyrocketed under Donald Trump\u2019s watch. While the Biden-Harris administration is once again delivering commonsense gun safety solutions, Trump tells school shooting victims to \u2018get over it,\u2019 rails against expanded background checks, and caves to the NRA and the gun lobby at every opportunity. President Biden is laser-focused on reducing gun violence, but Trump only cares about himself \u2013 that\u2019s why the American people will reject Trump and his dangerous MAGA agenda at the ballot box in November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW: President Biden is once again making our communities safer by closing the gun show loophole and delivering commonsense solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cBiden to close \u2018gun-show loophole\u2019 and expand background checks for firearms\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Biden administration is moving to expand background checks for gun purchases, fulfilling a key demand of advocates following the deadly shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas. \u2026 The rule was issued under a provision of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cPresident Biden, repeatedly blocked from enacting universal background checks by Republicans in Congress, is leveraging a provision of the sweeping bipartisan gun control law passed in 2022 to achieve an elusive policy goal that enjoys widespread public support: closing the so-called gun show loophole.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While President Biden is working to make communities safer, Donald Trump is running on a dangerous agenda and is railing against commonsense reforms like expanded background checks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cIn the face of N.R.A. opposition, [Trump] has also retreated from his earlier openness to expanded background checks and a renewal of the expired ban on assault weapons.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>:  \u201cI will sign concealed carry reciprocity. <\/strong>Your Second Amendment does not end at the state line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump suggests arming teachers<\/strong> as a solution to increase school safety\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reuters<\/a>: \u201c[Trump] also called for eliminating gun-free school zones, <\/strong>adding that such zones leave victims with no means to defend themselves in case of an attack by an armed person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump keeps pandering to the NRA \u2014 which has given tens of millions of dollars to his campaigns \u2014 and told school shooting victims to \u201cget over it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Magazine<\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump met with survivors of the Parkland school shooting and attempted to convey a sincere intention to act. \u2026 What happened next was predictable. Trump met with the head of the NRA. He stopped talking about the issue he was going to solve.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cTrump on Iowa School Shooting: \u2018Get Over It\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA day after a gunman killed a sixth grade student and wounded five other people at Perry High School northwest of Des Moines, Donald Trump returned to the state at a campaign event and told residents that they \u2018have to get over it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cThere\u2019s no bigger fan of the NRA [than me].\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cTrump says mass shootings are not ‘a gun problem’ as 2024 GOP hopefuls pledge loyalty to the NRA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Magazine<\/a>: \u201cAfter Taunting Republicans for Being Afraid of NRA, Trump Gives In to NRA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cAfter latest shooting, Trump pushes Facebook ads \u2018straight from the NRA playbook\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald Trump on Friday addressed the National Rifle Association\u2019s annual conference in Houston \u2026 just three days after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cA slew of 2024 GOP presidential hopefuls courted gun rights activists Friday at a National Rifle Association convention in Indianapolis that took place in the wake of mass shootings in Kentucky and Tennessee in recent days. Former President Donald Trump \u2026 attended the gathering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yahoo News<\/a>: \u201cThe gun-rights group spent $54 million during the 2016 election cycle, including $30 million to help Donald Trump get elected president.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortune<\/a>: \u201cFor instance, in 2020, the NRA alone spent over $12 million campaigning against Biden and another $4.5 million in favor of Donald Trump<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump made the gun epidemic WORSE as president, refusing to pass commonsense gun reform and making it easier for criminals to carry guns \u2014 all while the murder rate skyrocketed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cConceding to N.R.A., Trump Abandons Brief Gun Control Promise\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPresident Trump on Monday abandoned his promise to work for gun control measures opposed by the National Rifle Association, bowing to the gun group and embracing its agenda of armed teachers and incremental improvements to the background check system.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cThe [Trump] White House on Monday issued a statement warning that President Trump would veto proposed legislation to enhance background checks for gun purchases if it passes the House and Senate.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump quietly used regulations to expand gun access\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cFBI: 2020 homicides up nearly 30%, largest 1-year jump ever\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>: \u201cThe Council on Criminal Justice, a D.C.-based research group, found that homicides in 21 American cities were up 32% between March and October compared with 2019. And some analysts believe 2020 could record the largest-ever single-year increase in murders in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following President Biden\u2019s announcement of new commonsense gun safety solutions, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cAfter signing the most significant bipartisan gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years, President Biden is continuing to find new ways to make our communities safer after violent crime skyrocketed under Donald Trump\u2019s watch. 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