NRA: Trump Administration’s Background-Check Proposal a ‘Non-Starter’

The National Rifle Association on Wednesday called the the Trump administration's proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers a "non-starter.""This missive is a non-starter with the NRA and our 5 million members because it burdens law-abiding gun owners while ignoring what actually matters: fixing the broken mental health system and the prosecution of violent criminals," said the executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, Jason Ouimet, in a statement.The