Most Americans say Trump  Congress not doing enough to stop mass shootings Post
More than 6 in 10 Americans fault Congress and  President Trump  for not doing enough to prevent mass shootings  according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll  with most Americans continuing to say these incidents are more reflective of problems identifying and addressing mental health issues than inadequate gun laws.
In a sign that this pressure may be weighing on  President Trump   the White House announced Monday that  he  is âsupportiveâ of efforts in Congress to improve background checks for gun purchases.
A 77 percent majority says Congress is not doing enough to prevent mass shootings and 62 percent say the same of  Trump   according to the poll. At least half feel âstronglyâ that Congress and  the president  have not taken adequate action. Majorities across party lines express frustration with Congress  while views of  Trump  are more divided. More than 8 in 10 Democrats and two-thirds of independents say  the president  is not doing enough. More than 6 in 10 Republicans say  Trump  is taking sufficient action to prevent mass shootings  although more than one-quarter of fellow partisans  28 percent  say  he  is not.
Any legislative or policy response to the Florida school shooting is expected to be limited â neither  Trump  nor Republican leaders in Congress have  for instance  shown support for proposals to restrict sales of military-style assault rifles. A similar proposal was pushed by President Barack Obama and Democratic congressional leaders in 2013 but failed to advance through Congress following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown  Conn.
The debate over what Congress and  the president  should do in response to mass shootings is once again confronting Washington after Nikolas Cruz  19  allegedly killed 17 people at  his  former high school Wednesday  with authorities charging that  he  aimed  his  AR-15 assault-style rifle and fired round after round into classroom after classroom in one of the nationâs worst school shootings.
More than 6 in 10 Americans fault Congress and  President Trump  for not doing enough to prevent mass shootings  according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll  with most Americans continuing to say these incidents are more reflective of problems identifying and addressing mental health issues than inadequate gun laws.
In a sign that this pressure may be weighing on  [TGT] the White House announced Monday that   [TGT]   is âsupportiveâ of efforts in Congress to improve background checks for gun purchases.
A 77 percent majority says Congress is not doing enough to prevent mass shootings and 62 percent say the same of  [TGT] according to the poll. At least half feel âstronglyâ that Congress and  the president  have not taken adequate action. Majorities across party lines express frustration with Congress  while views of  [TGT] are more divided. More than 8 in 10 Democrats and two-thirds of independents say  the president  is not doing enough. More than 6 in 10 Republicans say   [TGT] is taking sufficient action to prevent mass shootings  although more than one-quarter of fellow partisans  28 percent  say   [TGT]   is not.
Any legislative or policy response to the Florida school shooting is expected to be limited â neither   [TGT]   nor Republican leaders in Congress have  for instance  shown support for proposals to restrict sales of military-style assault rifles. A similar proposal was pushed by President Barack Obama and Democratic congressional leaders in 2013 but failed to advance through Congress following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown  Conn.
The debate over what Congress and  the president  should do in response to mass shootings is once again confronting Washington after Nikolas Cruz  19  allegedly killed 17 people at  his  former high school Wednesday  with authorities charging that  he  aimed  his  AR-15 assault-style rifle and fired round after round into classroom after classroom in one of the nationâs worst school shootings.