Trump targets swing states with base-friendly message on guns

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After years of toying with the idea of tougher gun controls, President Trump is campaigning for reelection as a champion of the Second Amendment amid new evidence that the stance could help deliver key swing states.

The president defended the right to bear arms in his State of the Union address last week and in recent tweets that took aim at his potential Democratic opponents.

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