the calendar is always is chock-full. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel fills us in. president trump says he wants action on gun control. the president is planning a meeting for wednesday with bipartisan members of congress. shifting to a measure by john cornyn and chris murphy to tighten up the criminal background check system. it would keep those with serious records from buying firearms. they want to see what the senate is capable of passing but predicted that congress will act. we took action last year but i think you re going to any more legislation. the measure was attached to a concealed carry provision for new jersey republican commerce men lance has written paul ryan asking to bring up the background check aspect. house majority whip, a victim of gun violence, focused on
if he does do that. chris jansing live in beijing. thank you. this morning, the families of 26 families killed in the deadly mass shooting in sutherland springs, texas, are arranging funerals. according to an el. paso police department report officers took kelley in june of 2012 at a bus station after he escaped from a mental health facility. he had been sent to the facility after being accused of assaulting his wife and fracturing his baby stepson s skull. kelley pleaded guilty in the court but the conviction never made it into the fbi s national data baibase database. had the conviction been reported it would have barred kelley from buying firearms. kelley s public school records were released yesterday and they said he be suspended seven times and a classmate said he had complained about medication he
for congress who might want the president s help and support. for the latest, let s bring in jim acosta at the white house. reporter: christine, alison, president obama criticized opponents at the town hall last night. some worry the executive actions could prevent people from buying fire arms. the president went off on the nation s top gun lobby, nra, accused of skipping the town hall. he blamed the nra for skyrocketing gun sales across the country. our position is consistently mischaracterized. by the way, there s a reason why the nra s not here. they re just down the street. and since this is the main reason they exist, you d think they would be prepared to have a debate with the president.
giffords, who was wounded in a gravely shooting. and the election season op-ed, he writes, i will not campaign for or support for any candidate in my party who does not support common sense gun reform. all the democrats running for the white house support stricter gun laws. so the statement seems aimed at democrats running in tight races for congress who might want the president s support. for the latest, let s bring in jim acosta. reporter: christine and alison, president obama confronted critics at the cnn town hall. the president told reporters the executive actions aimed at expanding the background checks could prevent people from buying firearms. the president said it will not interfere with the rights. he went off on the nra accusing the group of skipping the town
gun safety continues in the new york times with an op-ed that looks ahead to election season. he says, quote, i will not campaign for, vote for or support any candidate even in my own party who doesn t support common sense gun reform. the statement seems aimed at democrats running in tight races for congress who may want the president s support. for the latest, let s bring in jim acosta. reporter: president obama confronted critics on the actions of the gun control at the town hall last night. they worry about the executive actions expanding the background checks system could prevent law abiding citizens from buying firearms. the president said it will not interfere with those rights and went off on the nra. accusing the group of skipping the town hall so it could continue to mislead gun owners