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(Photo credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
(Photo credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Information technology has only been two weeks since President Donald Trump formally addressed the nation in the wake of deadly shootings in El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; and Gilroy, California. Just on Sunday, not long later on he initially showed back up for enhanced background checks, the president suddenly reversed course, suggesting any momentum for passing whatsoever meaningful legislation to curb gun violence may have already dissipated.

Speaking to the press earlier returning to Washington from vacation at his golf game resort in Bedminster, New Bailiwick of jersey, Trump suggested Congress had been because various proposals in the aftermath of those shootings, only said he is primarily concerned about "mental health" issues, and insisted that the land needs to bring dorsum "mental institutions."

"I'thousand not talking most as a form of prison," he said, "I'm proverb for assist."

He added that, "unrelated," he also supported voter identification laws, which have proven to serve no purpose merely to suppress minority votes.

Later during the gaggle, a reporter pressed Trump on his specific position on groundwork checks. He deferred to Congress and defended his support for the 2d Amendment.

"People don't realize we accept very strong background checks right now," he said. "If you get in and buy a gun, you lot have to sign upward. There are a lot of background checks that have been approved over the years. And so I'll have to see what it is."

He then referred once more to a "big mental problem."

Asked over again about his own position on groundwork checks, Trump replied, "I'chiliad not saying anything."

This is merely the latest footstep the president has taken to downplay expectations on gun violence prevention measures following the latest round of mass shootings.

During a formal address to the nation on Baronial five, Trump seemed to suggest that the only realistic solution to repeated gun violence was the implementation of "carmine flag laws," which allow law enforcement officials to temporarily accept guns from people expressing threatening language. The president at the time was reportedly considering using executive activity to circumvent Congress on guns — a flip-bomb from his past opposition to such a motility — though what might be included in that executive action remained a mystery.

The National Rifle Clan strongly opposes any boosted gun control measures, and in the by has pressured Trump to bow to its views. NRA main executive Wayne LaPierre reportedly held several phone calls with the president days after the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, according to officials who spoke with The Washington Post, and not long later, Trump tweeted his support for the NRA, assuring them that "their very strong views" would be "fully represented and respected."

The president also deflated hopes of reviving an set on weapons ban, falsely challenge that "in that location is no political appetite for that at this moment," even though a bulk of the country supports bringing back such a ban.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) chosen on the Senate this month to return early from its Baronial recess to take up some of the gun reform measures previously passed by the House of Representatives. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) refused, saying the Senate would take upward the event when it reconvened in September.

Pelosi nonetheless doubled down Friday on her calls for the Senate to render before than planned. The Business firm Judiciary Committee has as well announced it would do just that, reconvening on September 4 to consider a set of bills, including a ban on high-capacity magazines. The committee will besides hold a hearing on September 25 to discuss military-style assault weapons.

This article has been updated to state that Trump spoke with the NRA post-obit the El Paso and Dayton shootings, according to a report by The Washington Post.