On what Trump supports on background checks: “Not necessarily universal background checks but certainly improving the background check system. He certainly wants to focus and improve on the background check system.”While Trump hasn't explicitly called for universal background checks, he has suggested he supports a massive expansion of them. Trump on Wednesday lamented that the Toomey-Manchin bill, which would have expanded background checks to online sales and gun shows, didn't pass. In another exchange with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Trump suggested strongly that he would push for universal background checks:MURPHY: Ninety-seven percent of Americans want universal background checks. In states that have universal background checks, there are 35 percent less gun murders than in states that don’t have them.

Source: Washington Post March 02, 2018 17:00 UTC