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Trump on dangerous people with firearms: ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’

By Kyle Feldscher
Published February 28, 2018 9:10pm ET
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Trump on dangerous people with firearms: ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’
President Trump disagreed with Vice President Mike Pence's statement that no one's rights should be trampled in gun control legislation. "Take the firearms first and then go to court," Trump said. "Because that's another system — a lot of times by the time you go to court, it takes so long to go to court, to get the due process procedures." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

President Trump said he would back a proposal allowing law enforcement to take guns from people who could be a danger to other people and then let the courts decide if their rights were violated.

While meeting with lawmakers in a gun control discussion Wednesday, Trump disagreed with Vice President Mike Pence’s statement that no one’s rights should be trampled in gun control legislation.

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