Trump contributes a name to gun control legislation

Donald Trump.
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During a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers at the White House on Wednesday, President Trump volunteered that the Fix NICS bill "has some really good things in it" but suggested that its author, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas), "maybe change the title."

Fix NICS proposes offering incentives for states to improve the way they report to the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System. One recent mass shooting gunman who attacked a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, was able to legally purchase a gun because his criminal record had not been properly entered into the database.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.