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Gehrke: Utah's youth have an opportunity to demonstrate the courage the president lacks

That’s because when the time came to get serious about addressing gun violence, his big mouth was full of empty promises and we saw the yellow streak of wispy hair when he turned tail and ran when confronted by the National Rifle Association.

Sure, Trump talked about raising the age for young people to buy semi-automatic assault rifles, like the one the gunman at Stoneman Douglas High School used to massacre 17 people.

He talked about taking guns away from mentally ill individuals with his typical lack of thought, saying they should be seized before there is due process for the gun owner.