Trump: “Take the Guns First, Go Through Due Process Second”

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Trump: “Take the Guns First, Go Through Due Process Second”

March 1st, 2018

Awake Goy

President Trump said Wednesday he favors taking guns away from people who might commit violence before going through legal due process in the courts, one of many startling comments he made in a rambling White House meeting designed to hash out school safety legislation with a bipartisan group of lawmakers.

“I like taking guns away early,” Trump said. “Take the guns first, go through due process second.”

Trump also said some of his fellow Republicans were “petrified” of the NRA, called on lawmakers to produce a “comprehensive” gun bill, and squelched prospects for a GOP-backed concealed carry proposal as part of a broader gun package.

“We must harden our schools against attack,” Trump said while also calling for other steps to end the “senseless violence” that has claimed lives in classrooms, nightclubs and workplaces across the country.