“Let’s Call Wayne”: Trump Reverses Course On Universal Background Checks Again
BY Herschel Smith
5 years, 4 months ago
An aide tracked down LaPierre, and soon LaPierre’s voice was coming through the gray speaker phone on the Resolute Desk. Trump and aides ran down the list of actions the White House is considering. The White House tried to impress upon LaPierre that Trump was “in a good place” and had staff working on the proposals who were concerned about the Second Amendment, mental health, and solving the problem of mass shootings, the senior White House official said.
“What we are talking about is meaningful background checks that would actually go to prevent [shootings like] Sandy Hook or El Paso or Parkland. Those are things we can work on that have cause and effect,” a second White House official told TIME. “This wasn’t Wayne LaPierre dictating to us. We were telling him, ‘Here are the things we are looking at, how big of a fight are you going to put up?’ For most of them, he was like, ‘Whatever you say.’ For a couple, he said, ‘I don’t know about that, I haven’t seen that one yet.’”
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But by Wednesday, Trump’s tune had changed. “I have an appetite for background checks,” he said.
Sounds like Wayne didn’t put up much of a fight.
Trump confirmed that he discussed background checks with Wayne LaPierre, head of the National Rifle Association, but he disputed news reports that he told LaPierre that background checks were off the table.
“I have an appetite for background checks,” Trump said from the White House South Lawn as he departed for an event in Louisville, Kentucky. “We’re going to be doing background checks. … We’re going to be filling in some of the loopholes.”
Hmm .. “loopholes.” Sounds like he’s adopted the gun controllers’ lingo.
Very well. One term president. Can you sense that excitement to go out and vote among the people three years ago ebbing away?
On August 23, 2019 at 5:37 am, Matt said:
Instead of speaking to Wayne, he should be speaking to Larry Pratt of the GOA. A lot of folks have moved their support to them as the NRA doesn’t speak for them.
On August 23, 2019 at 5:48 am, Heywood said:
“What a shock”, said Nobody. Ever.
On August 23, 2019 at 2:52 pm, GomeznSA said:
DJT – nor any of his minions – have yet to explain what “meaningful background checks” consists of.
The single biggest problem with current background checks is that the people responsible for properly inputting data (like the Air Force) are NOT always doing so – and they are suffering no repercussions.
On August 23, 2019 at 6:28 pm, TheOtherGeorge said:
“Very well. One term president…”
– I for one don’t see why that would matter to Trump anyway. By his own admission, Trump was surprised (hell, you could see the astonishment on his face) when he won the election. Trump is a tool for the banking elite- nothing more.
On August 23, 2019 at 8:57 pm, Jack said:
Well, UBC’s mean zero.
Without a sting(which will happen), a registry(taking 4473 from shops that are still in biz)(that aint legal) or weapons manufactured after a certain date(they got ya there)
Other wise, my hand written receipt is proof of Date Of Sale(pre ubc)
On August 26, 2019 at 1:52 pm, Scott said:
Well I didn’t have any excitement about voting for him 3 years ago.
I voted against Hillary Clinton because I figured rolling the dice on Trump was better than getting Hillary (although I thought HIllary would win and I figured Trump would promptly forget all his campaign promises, I had no illusions about what or who he was).
But other than judges, and a few other mostly symbolic actions, Trump has delivered on his promises but at least he didn’t like HIllary would have purposely worked against my interests (securing the border etc).
But if he caves on gun control beyond bump stocks there is really no point in voting for him again.
We’ll just have to hope that the judges give us some protection in the future.
Else it will be to the cartridge box we have to go.
On August 26, 2019 at 1:53 pm, Scott said:
sorry “has NOT delivered” on his promises