I believe that’s the president’s intent, as it should be.
Trump is just dragging along until time goes by and nothing gets passed.
There are times when even DJT has to make soothing sounds to quiet the Nervous Nellies in our midst.
I figured from the start that any regulatory changes would be, at most, cosmetic in nature.
America doesn’t have a gun problem. It has a huge mental illness problem.
And that problem is caused by families breaking up for no good reason other than the woman’s need to “find herself.” This leaves the man devastated emotionally and financially, and the children without the guidance of a father.
It’s not guns, it’s feminism that kills.
I think Trump will just introduce a "poison pill":
Put the "instant check" system on line, where somebody can enter a drivers license (or other state ID#) and name into a web page, and get back whether the person is ineligible to own a firearm, along with a confirmation number to show that the name had been checked. Doing this check would insulate private sellers' from any liability for selling to an ineligible person.
BUT, no firearm serial number would be entered, so it could not be used as the basis for a registration database.
AND the web service would be open to ALL, not just firearm sellers. Women could use it to check out new boyfriends. Employers could use it for prospective hires. Apartment owners for tenants. It would get so much use that it would be utterly worthless for gathering firearm data.
The Dems would shoot it down, and Trump would walk away saying "See? They are not serious about stopping sales to bad people!"