Trump backs effort to improve gun background checks
PALM BEACH  Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that  President Donald Trump  supports efforts to improve federal background checks for gun purchases  days after a shooting at a Florida school killed 17 people.
 Trump  spoke to Senator John Cornyn  a Republican  on Friday about a bipartisan bill that  he  and Democratic Senator Chris Murphy introduced to improve federal compliance with criminal background checks  White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.
âWhile discussions are ongoing and revisions are being considered   the president  is supportive of efforts to improve the federal background check system â Sanders said in a statement.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with law enforcement at the Broward County Sheriff's Office in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Fort Lauderdale  Florida  U.S.  February 16  2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
 Trump  is scheduled to host a âlistening sessionâ with high school students and teachers on Wednesday.
âItâs OK to obtain a gun  like a handgun  but not an assault rifle â she said  adding that she hoped  Trump  and Congress would issue laws to strengthen background checks  ban assault rifles and prevent people with mental problems from accessing guns.
PALM BEACH  Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that   [TGT] supports efforts to improve federal background checks for gun purchases  days after a shooting at a Florida school killed 17 people.
  [TGT] spoke to Senator John Cornyn  a Republican  on Friday about a bipartisan bill that   [TGT]   and Democratic Senator Chris Murphy introduced to improve federal compliance with criminal background checks  White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.
âWhile discussions are ongoing and revisions are being considered   the president  is supportive of efforts to improve the federal background check system â Sanders said in a statement.
 [TGT]  meets with law enforcement at the Broward County Sheriff's Office in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Fort Lauderdale  Florida  U.S.  February 16  2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
  [TGT] is scheduled to host a âlistening sessionâ with high school students and teachers on Wednesday.
âItâs OK to obtain a gun  like a handgun  but not an assault rifle â she said  adding that she hoped   [TGT] and Congress would issue laws to strengthen background checks  ban assault rifles and prevent people with mental problems from accessing guns.