Hey guys, Donald Trump has a great idea, really the best idea.
Gee, I wonder how he thought that one up.
But it does put both House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in an interesting position. See, they've been blocking Democratic legislation to do just that for months now, in both the Republican-controlled House and Senate.
President Obama has been calling for it, and Democrats in both chambers are pushing to have another vote on the measure. Now the Republican standard-bearer, their presidential nominee, wants it too. How are they going to keep this "tough" vote off the floor? Of course, it's the NRA who really has the final decision on this, clearly. They're the ones who really run things. That's why Trump's going to them—and not to Ryan and McConnell.