President Donald Trump has declared that the nation should keep semi-automatic guns out of the hands of anyone under 21.
Trump's statements on Thursday in support of raising the gun age bucked his loyal supporters in the National Rifle Association amid America's public reckoning over gun violence.
He also pushed hard for arming security guards and many teachers in US schools.
'There's nothing more important than protecting our children,' Trump said, adding that he'd spoken with many members of Congress and NRA officials and insisting they would go along with his plans in the wake of last week's school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead.
But there were no words of support from the NRA for his age-limit proposal - and outright opposition from organizations of teachers and school security guards for the idea of arming schools to deal with intruders.
'The NRA will back it and so will Congress,' Trump contended as he called for raising the legal age of purchase for 'all' guns from 18 to 21. A spokesman later said Trump was speaking specifically about semi-automatic weapons.*℅/quote]
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