Trump hints at gun law changes

US President Donald Trump has said he thinks “very meaningful background checks” on firearms can be voted into law. It comes in the wake of two mass shootings - one in Dayton, Ohio, the other in El Paso, Texas - in which dozens were killed.

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(Picture: People in El Paso visit the memorial for shooting victims at the Cielo Vista Mall Walmart in El Paso, Texas on 8th August 2019. Credit: Paul Ratje/ AFP/Getty Images)