Trump affirms backing gun ban for those on terror watch list

Source: Washington Examiner | June 18, 2016 | John Siciliano

Donald Trump reaffirmed his stance on restricting individuals on the terror watch list from being able to purchase firearms, despite Republican objections.

“We have to make sure that people that are terrorists or have even an inclination toward terrorism cannot buy weapons, guns,” Trump told ABC’s White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl in an interview that will air Sunday on “This Week.”

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., who supports Trump, told the Washington Post that he appreciates Trump’s attempt to look at solutions after the attack last week, but that gun control is “not the greatest issue in the world,” and that Republicans on Capitol Hill should not take cues from Trump on it.

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