Trump ended rule to block mentally ill from getting guns
The action was one of his earliest as president.
ByALISA WIERSEMA
February 15, 2018, 1:41 PM
President
Donald Trump has often pointed to mental illness as the underlying cause for mass shootings, but one of his earliest actions as president was to undo a regulation that would have made it more difficult for people with a known mental illness to buy guns.
Nearly a year ago, on Feb. 28, 2017, President Trump signed H.J. Res. 40, effectively ending the
Social Security Administration's requirement to enter the names of people who receive
mental health benefits into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. This is the database used by the
FBI to determine who is able to purchase firearms.
President Trump has addressed the nation about mass shootings four times throughout his time in office. On Thursday, President
Trump tweeted that the shooter involved in Florida’s Parkland High School tragedy showed signs of being “mentally disturbed,” and urged for greater awareness for similar cases...
Trump ended rule to block mentally ill from getting guns