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Trump returns favor to NRA

In this May 20, 2016, file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Louisville, Ky.
In this May 20, 2016, file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Louisville, Ky. AP file

It was calm at the White House, as the president was getting ready to speak before Congress that night. He was reminded that he had to sign a bill that Congress had just passed that afternoon. It was a bill to pay back the NRA for its support during his quest for the presidency.

The bill allows gun dealers to sell “mentally handicapped” people guns. There was no hoopla and the average person didn’t even know what had happened. What a way to pay back an organization for money. I’m sorry, but something is really wrong in Washington.

Ted Maltin, Fresno

This story was originally published March 7, 2017 at 3:39 PM with the headline "Trump returns favor to NRA."

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