Article snippet: When President Donald Trump raised the idea of banning "bump stocks" and curbing young people's access to gun, gun owners and advocates who helped his political rise talked about disloyalty and desertion. Trump's flirtation with modest gun control measures drew swift condemnation from gun groups, hunters and sportsmen who banked on the president to be a stalwart opponent to any new restrictions. He's pledging to make schools safer and reduce gun violence after the Florida school shooting. But gun advocates see a weakening resolve from the man they voted for in droves and spent millions to elect. "Out in the firearms community there is a great feeling of betrayal and abandonment because of the support he was given in his campaign for president," Tony Fabian, president of the Colorado Sports Shooting Association, said Friday. The comments highlight how little room the president and his party have to maneuver without angering and activating a politically powerful constituency. Trump has not made a formal proposal and he spent much of the past week endorsing the notion of arming teachers and school officials, an approach the gun lobby supports. Just floating proposals that defy the National Rifle Association and other groups drew threats of political retribution and legal action. The confrontation is set to test whether Trump is willing to risk his political capital to take on a core group few Republicans have challenged. "The president has a unique ability r... Link to the full article to read more