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Article snippet: Congress will return to Washington this week under new pressure to take action on gun control following the mass shooting at a Florida high school. Lawmakers will have a range of potential policies to consider, as MORE and others have put both new and old ideas on the table in an effort to curb gun violence. It’s unclear which proposal — if any — will be able to overcome the thorny politics that have impeded past efforts to enact tougher gun laws in the aftermath of other mass shootings. Conservatives and the powerful gun lobby do not support some of the ideas that have been floated, while even the least controversial measure has been stalled in Congress for months. But there is a growing sense of momentum to tackle the divisive issue, partly because of the student survivors who have taken their emotional pleas directly to cable television, Florida’s capital and the White House. “I see Congress wanting to act now for the first time,” Trump told reporters Friday. Here are seven gun proposals that are now in the mix following the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla. Background checks Trump has vowed to “strongly” push for strengthening background checks for gun purchases, with an emphasis on ensuring that seriously mentally ill people can’t acquire firearms. The president spoke with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) last week about supporting a bill he co-authored with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) that would bolster the federal background check system. The bipartisa... Link to the full article to read more