Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump says congressional leaders are having serious discussions about tightening gun controls in the us in the aftermath of two Mass Shootings in the past week. Mr trump said senior members of the Republican Party were on board and hed also discussed the issue with the influential gun lobbyists, the National Rifle association. However with senators on their summer recess, theres no prospect of any immediate legislation. We need intelligent background checks, 0k . We need intelligent background checks, ok . This isnt a question of nra, republican or democrats. I will tell you, i spoke to Mitch Mcconnell yesterday. He is totally on board. He said, ive been waiting your call. Is totally on i spoke to senators that in some cases, friends of mine, but ready hardline senators, hardliners and when i say that i say that in a positive way, hardline on the second amendment. And they understand, we dont want insane people, mentally ill people, bad people,
Remember, el paso boats democrat but it is still texas. Many people out imean, is i mean, is the subject of every conversation, every day. This was a huge tragedy. We lost so many lives and 70 people were impacted. We are hello and welcome. The suspect in the el paso shooting in the United States, in which 22 people were killed, here have a hunting culture. We live is reported to have hearing these media reports of the confessed to Police Details of the Police Arrest report that he was targeting mexicans. Which have come out. They say that ina here have a hunting culture. We live in a city, it takes only minutes meanwhile donald trump says us congressional leaders are having before your kind of on the range or serious discussions about meaningful the shooter targeted mexicans. We the mountains. Hunting is a big part background checks on gun ownership, of life you. The us did have a Ban Following the two Mass Shootings last weekend. Freya cole reports. Knew from just minutes, hours afte
Hello and welcome. Its a week since the el paso shooting in the United States in which 22 people were killed and the suspect is reported to have confessed to police that he was targeting mexicans. The details emerged in an arrest report and the suspect is said to have waived his right to a lawyer. Meanwhile donald trump says us congressional leaders are having serious discussions about meaningful background checks on gun ownership, following the Mass Shootings in texas and ohio. Freya cole reports. Hes the 21 year old accused of killing 22 people in a shooting rampage in texas. And now an arrest affidavit of Patrick Crusius reveals he told police he was targeting mexicans when he stormed the el paso walmart. Back in his hometown, democratic president ial candidate beto orouke has accused the president of fanning racial hatred. We live in a country where some will try to define us by our differences, and theyll say that those differences are dangerous, theyll warn of invasions and infes
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