NRA and Donald Trump appear to part ways over raising age to buy rifle

Trump signals openness after Florida to increasing age to 21, a policy the NRA opposes, fueling suspicions of a split

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Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association (NRA) are each suggesting the other party will switch positions on whether the legal age to buy a rifle should be raised.

Amidst fierce debate over gun law reform after 17 people died in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Florida, Trump has repeatedly suggested that he might endorse a law to raise the legal age to buy a rifle to 21.

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