Trump, NRA not coordinating gun control pivot

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The National Rifle Association was as surprised as everyone else by Donald Trump’s tweet suggesting he was softening his opposition to gun control in the wake of the Orlando terrorist attack.

Sources tell the Washington Examiner that the NRA had no prior knowledge and did not coordinate with the presumptive Republican nominee on a Wednesday morning tweet that indicated support for Democratic legislation that would ban individuals on a government no-fly list from purchasing firearms.

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