Here's why I'm not worked up about this YET. Trump blurts **** out. That's just how he is. It's not because he's dumb, it's because he's live and unfiltered at almost all moments. As such, there have been quite a few times where he says something in the heat of the moment, then later he clarifies what he meant.
This latest shooting is in everybody's mind. So when people talk about taking guns away from somebody, they are thinking about somebody like this kid where there were many red flags and complaints and it seems various agencies dropped the ball.
Nobody wants mentally disturbed people to have guns. The problem is, you must have a clear law and due process in place to take away a civil right. Felons can't have guns. Pretty simple and well defined. But who is to say who is mentally disturbed? Liberals say just about every conservative is disturbed.
The problem here is liberals can't be trusted to be honest.
Case in point, a few weeks ago, liberals were falsely claiming Trump made it easier for people with mental issues to get guns. The truth was that Trump repealed a bullshit order from Obama that said that if somebody's personal finances were in bad shape, it meant they could be considered mentally deficient. Utter horseshit.
There's your problem. The law must be clearly written. They want to say you can't have guns if you are the no fly list. Sounds good until you ask yourself, who decides who gets on the no fly list? Is it a judge or is it some bureaucrat who just adds your name to the list for no clear reason and then they come to your house and take your guns and tell you it will take you 5 years of court battles to prove you deserve your own civil liberties.
That's the problem. The liberals are dishonest. Their goal is to confiscate ALL guns. Except those owned by their own security and of course their fellow elites who will somehow be exempted.
Every proposal is a Trojan Horse, just like that Obama rule where if you have a bad credit score then they can strip you of one of your basic civil rights.
My guess is Trump is caught up in thinking the Dems are honest. That they will support an actual workable law that would strengthen a background check and take guns away from truly certified nut jobs, meaning people who have been evaluated and gone before a judge to declare them mentally unfit. But what will be put forth is a sham with loopholes that will allow cops to come take your guns if your neighbor calls and says he heard you yelling and got scared.
I learned early to watch what Trump does, not what he says.