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Suddenly, White House, NRA open to gun control talk

2012, and took no action small concession in the
despite intense pressure realm of gun stuff. We’re
from Democrats, including not talking about banning
a House floor sit-in, after last assault weapons here. It’s
year’s bloodbath at the a very specific accessory.”
Pulse nightclub in Orlando, The device, which retails for
Florida. Even gunfire that around $200, is not known
left House Majority Whip among gun dealers as an
Steve Scalise near death at item that is hugely popular.
a baseball practice earlier It was created ostensibly to
this year didn’t change the help people with disabilities
equation. more easily fire AK- and AR-
But this time, the deadliest platform long guns.
mass shooting in modern The device causes the gun
U.S. history, combined to buck back and forth,
with the opportunity to repeatedly “bumping”
back a limited change the trigger against the
that could potentially shooter’s finger.
In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a device called a “bump stock” is attached to a semi-automatic rifle be accomplished Technically, that means
at the Gun Vault store and shooting range in South Jordan, Utah. The National Rifle Association administratively, spurred a the finger is pulling the
announced its support on Oct. 5 for regulating the devices that can effectively convert semi- shift. trigger for each round
automatic rifles into fully automated weapons and that were apparently used in the Las Vegas
massacre to lethal effect. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Robert Spitzer, chairman fired, keeping the weapon
of the political science a legal semi-automatic.
Continued from Front Sanders praised the blocked background department at SUNY Because it creates a
announcement. check legislation after Cortland, who watches the significant rocking motion
Thursday’s sudden “We welcome that the shooting deaths gun industry closely, said it also means that the gun
endorsements of and a conversation on of elementary school he was surprised. is “spraying” bullets and it’s
controls came almost that,” Sanders said. “It’s children in Connecticut in Still, he said, “it’s a pretty difficult to hit a target.q
simultaneously from the something we’re very
NRA and the White House. open to.”
The NRA, which famously House Speaker Paul Ryan
opposes virtually any hint added his support, as have
of new restrictions, said in other top Republicans.
a statement: “The National “Obviously we need to look
Rifle Association is calling at how we can tighten up
on the Bureau of Alcohol, the compliance with this
Tobacco, Firearms and law so that fully automatic
Explosives (BATFE) to weapons are banned,”
immediately review the Wisconsin Republican
whether these devices told reporters at an event
comply with federal law. in Chestertown, Maryland.
The NRA believes that It was a rare concession
devices designed to allow for all concerned. The
semi-automatic rifles to nation’s largest gun lobby
function like fully automatic and most Republicans
rifles should be subject to have stood firmly in recent
additional regulations.” years against stricter gun
Moments after, at the regulations, even as one
White House, press mass shooting after another
secretary Sarah Huckabee horrified the nation. They

House passes GOP budget in
key step for next tax debate

By ANDREW TAYLOR Congress have no plans to
WASHINGTON (AP) — The actually implement those
House on Thursday passed cuts while they pursue their
a $4.1 trillion budget plan tax overhaul.That’s es-
that promises deep cuts pecially so in the Senate,
to social programs while where the Budget Com-
paving the way for Re- mittee on Thursday gave
publicans to rewrite the party-line approval to a
tax code later this year. companion plan.Instead,
The 2018 House GOP bud- the nonbinding budget’s
get reprises a controversial chief purpose is to set the
plan to turn Medicare into stage for a tax overhaul
a voucher-like program for plan that is the party’s top
future retirees as well as the political priority as well as
party’s efforts to repeal the a longtime policy dream
“Obamacare” health law. of key leaders like Speaker
Republicans controlling Paul Ryan. q