President Donald Trump is “is supportive of efforts to improve the federal background check system” for gun purchases, a White House spokesperson said Monday. The bill, titled the Fix NICS Act, seeks to address flaws in the national criminal background check database that were exposed after the Texas church shooting in November. It would require states to produce an implementation plan focused on uploading all gun purchaser information to the background check system, and hold federal agencies accountable if they fail to record it. One group is even organizing a nationwide march next month to demand lawmakers make ending gun violence a priority. The White House has not yet said whether the president’s listening session with students will include any Parkland teens.

Source: Huffington Post February 19, 2018 15:45 UTC