Faced with an outpouring of grief and anger over a deadly school shooting in Florida, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threw his support behind moves to ban “bump stocks” — an accessory that can turn a semi-automatic weapon into an automatic one. Also Read- Trump backs effort to improve gun background checksDozens of shooting survivors plan to speak with lawmakers about gun control and school safety Wednesday at the state Capitol in Tallahassee. Many of the students who survived the shooting have vowed to make the tragedy a turning point in America’s deadlocked debate on gun control. I am joining forces with you and will match your $500,000 donation.”The US Congress is deadlocked on the gun control debate, accomplishing nothing since the October shooting in Las Vegas. It described the margin as “the highest level of support” for stricter gun control since it began surveys on the question in 2008.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 21, 2018 01:52 UTC