Donald Trump to meet with NRA on banning gun sales for people on terror watch list

[Rob L 3,811]

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump said Wednesday he will meet with the National Rifle Association to discuss barring individuals on the terror watch list and "no fly" list from legally purchasing guns.

"I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns," the presumptive Republican presidential nominee tweeted Wednesday.

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Chris W. Cox, the NRA's executive director for its Institute for Legislative Action, said in a statement that the organization's leaders are happy to meet with Trump.

"The NRA's position on this issue has not changed," Cox said. "The NRA believes that terrorists should not be allowed to purchase or possess firearms, period. Anyone on a terror watchlist who tries to buy a gun should be thoroughly investigated by the FBI and the sale delayed while the investigation is ongoing."

Cox said the NRA also called for "due process protections" for "law-abiding Americans who are wrongly put on a watchlist to be removed."

Trump has portrayed himself as staunchly pro-gun rights throughout his campaign, even claiming that his presumptive general election opponent Hillary Clinton wants to "abolish the 2nd Amendment."

When asked Wednesday to clarify Trump's stance on guns, campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks said, "Mr. Trump has already stated his position on this. He looks forward to what he thinks will be a productive meeting."

Trump, whom the NRA endorsed in May, has previously said during his campaign that he is opposed to any further restrictions on gun rights in the wake of recent mass shootings.

Trump in December appeared to think that individuals on the terror watch list were already banned from buying guns.

"If people are on the watch list or people are sick, you have -- this is already covered in the legislation we already have George. It's already fully covered," Trump told ABC's George Stephanopoulos in an interview after the San Bernardino terror attack.

When Stephanopoulos explained that was not the case under current law, Trump said, "if we have an enemy of state, I don't want to give him anything."

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Most congressional Republicans oppose the push to pass a measure to ban gun sales to those on the terror watch list, arguing that would violate individuals' Constitutional right to bear arms. They also maintain that many people are mistakenly added to that list and should not be subject to a broad prohibition.

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[ExPatty 502]

Omar wasn't on the watch list when he bought the gun, so if this is in response to Orlando it's pretty bad.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/13/481889329/orlando-gunman-had-been-taken-off-watch-list-fbi-director-comey-says

Too bad, but not surprising, this seems to have turned only into a gun discussion. Guns are a variable, so is islam. Muslims hate gays far more than most westerners--gallup, pew have all found this. It's a fact indisputable. Such stats are rarely reported on mainstream news even when backed by legitimate survey organizations, because it is contrary to the progressive thought process. Heck, a bunch of muslim countries still have it the death penalty to be gay, so I have to imagine those in saudi, for example, are rather happy over Orlando. And considering a mosque in the orlando area had a guy just three weeks ago saying to kill gays out of compassion, he and many of the people he spoke to also quietly nod their approval.

[smilesammich 10,727]

Omar wasn't on the watch list when he bought the gun, so if this is in response to Orlando it's pretty bad.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/13/481889329/orlando-gunman-had-been-taken-off-watch-list-fbi-director-comey-says

Too bad, but not surprising, this seems to have turned only into a gun discussion. Guns are a variable, so is islam. Muslims hate gays far more than most westerners--gallup, pew have all found this. It's a fact indisputable. Such stats are rarely reported on mainstream news even when backed by legitimate survey organizations, because it is contrary to the progressive thought process. Heck, a bunch of muslim countries still have it the death penalty to be gay, so I have to imagine those in saudi, for example, are rather happy over Orlando. And considering a mosque in the orlando area had a guy just three weeks ago saying to kill gays out of compassion, he and many of the people he spoke to also quietly nod their approval.

ok so we know expatty wants muslim control opposed to gun control. very american.