Trump calls for change in gun laws

Putting fellow Republicans in the hot seat, President Donald Trump is calling for quick and substantial changes to the nation’s gun laws even as he criticises politicians for being too fearful of the National Rifle Association to act.

Trump held a freewheeling, televised meeting with lawmakers at the White House that stretched for an hour and he rejected both his party’s incremental approach and its strategy that has stalled action on gun legislation.

Giving hope to Democrats, he said he favoured a “comprehensive” approach to violence such as February’s shooting at a Florida high school