Washington (CNN)Republican presidential contenders split Sunday on a proposal to ban individuals on a terror watch list from buying guns, with front-runner Donald Trump backing the measure and Ben Carson opposing it.
The measure is being pushed by Democrats in the wake of the Paris attacks. It's similar to a bill that George W. Bush's Justice Department supported, but that never won approval due to opposition from gun rights groups.
Now, though, the GOP front-runner said on ABC's "This Week" that he'd support it.
Host George Stephanopoulos asked: "Mr. Trump, yes or no, should someone on the terror watch list be allowed to buy a gun?"
Trump responded: "If somebody is on a watch list and an enemy of state and we know it's an enemy of state, I would keep them away, absolutely."
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