US President urges lawmakers to support draft bill on gun control

He offered his support for a plan introduced by two senators, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Pat Toomey but failed to pass the Senate in 2013. The president made the remarks during an extraordinary, hour-long White House meeting on Wednesday with congressional Republicans and Democrats who are under pressure to address gun violence in the aftermath of the massacre at a Florida high school last month. During the meeting, Trump called for a “beautiful” comprehensive bill that would expand background checks on gun purchases, remove guns from the hands of the mentally ill, bolster security on school campuses and restrict young people from purchasing certain weapons.