Donald Trump Made It Easier for Mentally Ill People to Buy Guns
President Trump  said the Texas church shooting was largely a âmental healthâ problem  but at the beginning of  his  presidency  he  rolled back a regulation that would have made it harder for people with histories of mental illness to purchase guns.
In February 2017   Trump  signed a bill that undid a regulation from Barack Obamaâs presidency which said the Social Security Administration would have to report certain mentally ill recipients and people deemed unfit to handle their own financial affairs to the national background check database  NBC reports. The Obama Administration said the rule would have added 75 000 names to the database.
The National Rifle Association  on the other hand  cheered  Trump  rescinding the rule as a win for Second Amendment rights. Other supporters of Trumpâs action  like Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa  argued that the regulation infringed upon civil liberties and took away gun rights without due process of law. âIf a specific individual is likely to be violent due to the nature of their mental illness â Grassley said  âthen the government should have to prove it â NPR reports.
Responding to Sundayâs mass shooting at a church in South Texas  which left at least 26 people dead and 20 others injured   Trump  said  âI think that mental health is your problem here.â  He  added  âWe have a lot of mental health problems in our country  as do other countries. But this isnât a guns situation.â
President Trump  said the Texas church shooting was largely a âmental healthâ problem  but at the beginning of  his  presidency  he  rolled back a regulation that would have made it harder for people with histories of mental illness to purchase guns.
In February 2017   Trump  signed a bill that undid a regulation from Barack Obamaâs presidency which said the Social Security Administration would have to report certain mentally ill recipients and people deemed unfit to handle their own financial affairs to the national background check database  NBC reports. The Obama Administration said the rule would have added 75 000 names to the database.
The National Rifle Association  on the other hand  cheered  Trump  rescinding the rule as a win for Second Amendment rights. Other supporters of Trumpâs action  like Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa  argued that the regulation infringed upon civil liberties and took away gun rights without due process of law. âIf a specific individual is likely to be violent due to the nature of their mental illness â Grassley said  âthen the government should have to prove it â NPR reports.
Responding to Sundayâs mass shooting at a church in South Texas  which left at least 26 people dead and 20 others injured   Trump  said  âI think that mental health is your problem here.â  He  added  âWe have a lot of mental health problems in our country  as do other countries. But this isnât a guns situation.â