Bipartisan U.S. senators seek decision from Trump by Thursday on gun control

A bipartisan group of three U.S. senators on Wednesday said they are attempting to revive legislation that failed in 2013 to close gun sale background check loopholes, but are awaiting word from President Donald Trump on whether he will support their effort.

Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Chris Murphy, along with Republican Senator Pat Toomey, told reporters they had a 40-minute telephone conversation with Trump in which the president was engaged on the issue of gun control. They added that they hoped Trump would convey a decision by Thursday.

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