Trump Just Became the Biggest Advocate of Gun-Grabbing Ever
President Donald Trump, who was endorsed by the National Rifle Association, said on Wednesday that the government should be confiscating guns absent due process.
During a White House meeting with lawmakers, President Trump said authorities should have taken away the guns of Parkland shooter Nikolas Jacob Cruz prior to the massacre, “whether they had the right or not.â€
Trump says Florida police should have taken away the Stoneman Douglas shooter’s guns “whether they had the right or not.”
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) February 28, 2018
Trump, who campaigned on the rule of law:
“I think they should have taken [guns] away, whether they had the right or not.”
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 28, 2018
Trump just said cops should have taken the guns away from shooter “whether they had the right or not†That statement alone is more of a threat to the 2nd amendment Obama ever made. #trumptv
— Pete Dominick (@PeteDominick) February 28, 2018
President Trump tells Senators he thinks police should have taken guns away from Nikolas Cruz, whether they had the right or not, “I don’t want mentally ill people to be having guns.†pic.twitter.com/wU6L8ERlas
— Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) February 28, 2018
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