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President Donald Trump will not consider the House-passed universal background checks bill as part of his proposed gun package, according to a source familiar with the conversation on guns. Trump’s position on the House-passed bill is not exactly a surprise. The White House issued a veto threat against the bill in February. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have called on Trump repeatedly to bring up the House-passed universal background checks bill. (Levine, 9/16)

All the Democratic presidential hopefuls have expressed support for stricter gun control measures, but two of them are in a back-and-forth on how to handle Republican anxieties. Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg have disagreed in public statements over a comment O'Rourke made at last week's debate. (Santucci, 9/16)

A Republican running for the Virginia House of Delegates is calling for stricter gun control, a message at odds with GOP leadership and virtually every Republican officeholder in the state. In a TV ad that begins airing Tuesday, Mary Margaret Kastelberg calls for more background checks, limits on magazine size and a “red flag” law that would allow authorities to temporarily take guns away from people deemed a danger to themselves or others. “Nobody needs a 100-round magazine,” said the first-time candidate who is running for a suburban Richmond seat. (Vozzella, 9/16)

After the bullets tragically flew in Dayton, the missives poured in from across Ohio to Gov. Mike DeWine. From Bowling Green: “It has become obvious to all that ‘thoughts and prayers’ are not helping. ” North Ridgeville: “I worry about my grandchildren in school.” Columbus: “Stand up. How many more people have to die?” (Rowland, 9/16)