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Washington:US president Donald TRUMP will support a modest set of fixes to gun laws , stepping back from some of the more sweeping changes he had considered after the country’s latest mass school shootings, senior officials told reporters on Sunday .
Opting for a plan the administration officials described as “pragmatic”,the TRUMP backed legislation proposed in Congress aimed at providing more data for the back ground check system – database of people who are not legally allowed to buy guns.
More contentious proposals, such as raising the minimum age for buying guns to 21 from 18 , or requiring background checks for guns bought at gun shows or on the interest, it will be studied by a commission headed by education secretary Betsy DeVos, the officials said. The justice department will also provide an unspecified amount of grants to states that want to train teachers to carry guns in school – an idea already in place in a small number of states , and backed by the National Rifles Association gun rights lobby.
Trump has said he believes armed teachers would deter school shootings and better protect students when they happen. The president, who championed gun rights during his 2016 campaign, vowed to take action to prevent school shootings after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Florida on February 14.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called Trump’s plan “tiny baby steps designed not to upset the NRA” and said Democratic senators would push for broader measures.

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