WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump supports efforts to strengthen the federal background-check system for firearms, his press secretary said Monday, adding that he had spoken with a top GOP senator about legislation to do so following last week’s deadly school shooting in Florida. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Monday that Mr. Trump spoke Friday to Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R., Texas) about legislation he and Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) have proposed to strengthen the background...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 19, 2018 18:22 UTC