GUNS IN AMERICA - Trump Policy Purchased by the NRA

REMINDER:  Trump's attention span is that of a 5 year old, and he makes snap statements he thinks the on-the-spot audience wants to hear.  Also, 'national commission' = nothing will actually be done.

"Trump defends reversal on gun purchase age limit as White House forms school safety commission" PBS NewsHour 3/12/2018

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SUMMARY:  President Trump unveiled his plan for school safety and gun violence, dialing back an earlier call he made to raise the age limit for buying some guns.  Instead it includes support for a number of more modest measures, including fixes to the current background check system and arms training for educators, and creates a national commission to review other possibilities.  John Yang reports.

"What Trump’s plan to prevent school shootings leaves out" PBS NewsHour 3/12/2018

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SUMMARY:  Will President Trump’s school safety plan help stop mass shootings?  Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Shannon Watts of "Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America," and Katherine Newman, author of “Rampage,” on plans to arm educators, expand mental health treatment and enact a commission to study the problem.