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Trump backs effort to improve gun background checks

Previous mass shootings in the United States have also stirred outrage and calls for action to tighten U.S. gun laws [File, AFP]

The White House said on Monday that President Donald Trump supports efforts to improve federal background checks for gun purchases, days after a shooting at a Florida school killed 17 people.

Trump spoke to Senator John Cornyn, a Republican, on Friday about a bipartisan bill that he and Democratic Senator Chris Murphy introduced to improve federal compliance with criminal background checks, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.

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