“[paraphrase] We're going to have very meaningful background checks. There is a great appetite for background checks.”
· Early-morning tweet on August 5, then remarks to reporters on August 7 before visiting El Paso and Dayton
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Deadline Aug 19, 2019 · 7 years, 1 month overdue
Reversed inside two weeks. After an August 20, 2019 phone call with NRA chief Wayne LaPierre, Trump said on August 20-21 that 'we have very, very strong background checks right now' and warned of a 'slippery slope,' pivoting to mental health and noting that 'a lot of the people that put me where I am are strong believers in the Second Amendment.' No background-check legislation was ever advanced; House-passed bills died in the Senate. He had made and abandoned a near-identical promise after Parkland in February 2018.
“[paraphrase] A concealed carry permit should be valid in all 50 states.”
· Campaign Second Amendment position paper
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The House passed a concealed carry reciprocity bill in December 2017, but the Senate never took it up and it did not become law. PolitiFact rated the promise broken.
“[paraphrase] My first day, gun-free zones on military bases and in schools — they're gone.”
· Campaign rally, Burlington, Vermont
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Deadline Jan 9, 2016 · 10 years, 8 months overdue
No order or law eliminating gun-free school zones was issued. The Pentagon issued limited 2016 guidance allowing some service members to carry on base, which predated the term. PolitiFact found scant progress and rated the promise broken.