Trump says not to be 'afraid' of NRA, says he's 'writing out' use of bump stocks
"Don't worry about the NRA, they're on our side," Trump said. "Half of you are so afraid of the NRA. There's nothing to be afraid of." Trump said he met over the weekend with pushed the NRA's opposition to stricter gun regulation. Over the last week, Trump surprisingly has showed his support for measures the NRA opposes, like for example raising the age for purchasing semi automatic rifles and banning bump stocks, devices that speed up the firing rate of semiautomatic weapons. "Bump stocks, we're writing that out. I'm writing that out myself," Trump said. "I don't care if Congress does it or not." "We have to have action. We don't have any action. It happens, a week goes by, let's keep talking. Another week goes by, we keep talking. Two months go by, all of a sudden everybody is off to the next subject. And when it happens again, everybody is angry and let's start talking again. We've got to stop," he said. This is extremely odd behavior coming from a man who recieved $30 million to back his presidential campaign in 2016 because his views are gradually differing from that of the NRA . Also, Trump said that the NRA officials "great patriots" and that there is “no bigger fan of the 2nd Amendment than me and there's no bigger fan of the NRA."
This is a major issue that relates towards US History regarding the increase of progressive reform like worker's unions. There needs to be a lot of change regarding the gun laws or so many more innocent people will be killed.
With every promise Trump makes you can see his insincerity with his rambles and repetitions of what people wish to hear. As midterm elections approach, we should remain expectant of his empty promises and be wary of what actions he'll actually pursue with said promises. On that note, the NRA should be feared based on their major hand in the government, they don't control our laws with guns but with funding and numerous donations they give to politicians in exchange for the denial of gun control and removal of bump stocks. Out of all these people, Trump is expected to be the most devout of this corrupt system considering his scenario for the up-and-coming midterm elections, the donations will be seen as smart business-wise and politically.
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