Donald Trump, armed with a slip of paper reminding him to say "I hear you," sat and listened -- maybe, a little -- to a group of students and parents who have been affected by gun violence. Several of the students were from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Florida. For a White House that typically front-loads its invitees with people who can be relied on to tell the Great Man how blessed they are to be in his presence, there were a surprising number of people who didn't just tell him he has the best ideas on guns. Several called for age restrictions on who can have access to guns, for restrictions on magazine capacity, and for other measures that would never fly with Republicans. Trump may not have heard them, but at least they were there, and on national TV, to move the discussion forward. In the end, of course, Trump glommed on to yet another version of the one bad idea he always proposes regarding mass shootings: Let's add MORE guns into the mix and everything will be all right because the good guys will kill the bad guy, bang bang.
Donald Trump Wants Miss McGrory, Third Grade Teacher, Packing Like Rambo
Donald Trump Wants Miss McGrory, Third Grade…
Donald Trump Wants Miss McGrory, Third Grade Teacher, Packing Like Rambo
Donald Trump, armed with a slip of paper reminding him to say "I hear you," sat and listened -- maybe, a little -- to a group of students and parents who have been affected by gun violence. Several of the students were from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Florida. For a White House that typically front-loads its invitees with people who can be relied on to tell the Great Man how blessed they are to be in his presence, there were a surprising number of people who didn't just tell him he has the best ideas on guns. Several called for age restrictions on who can have access to guns, for restrictions on magazine capacity, and for other measures that would never fly with Republicans. Trump may not have heard them, but at least they were there, and on national TV, to move the discussion forward. In the end, of course, Trump glommed on to yet another version of the one bad idea he always proposes regarding mass shootings: Let's add MORE guns into the mix and everything will be all right because the good guys will kill the bad guy, bang bang.