Trump plan seeks to ‘harden’ schools against shootings

WASHINGTON » President Donald Trump’s plan to combat school shootings will include a call on states to increase the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons and an effort to “harden” schools so they’re less vulnerable to attacks.

White House spokesman Raj Shah says the president will not advocate “universal” background checks, but will reiterate his support for a bill that would promote better information-sharing. The president will also be convening a task force to further study the issue.

“There’s going to be a series of proposals,” Shah said on ABC’s “This Week” in an interview Sunday. “Some will be legislative, some will be administrative and some will be recommendations for states as well as a task force to study this issue in more depth and make more additional policy recommendations. So it’s going to be consistent with what the president has talked about.”