(CNN) President Donald Trump has finally outlined exactly what he wants to see from Congress on guns, and it's not much.

After weeks of talk, Trump has settled on a modest set of proposals that fall far short of the wide-ranging changes -- such as raising the minimum purchasing age on some guns or expanding background checks to gun shows and internet sales -- he promoted during a televised White House meeting at the end of February. On an issue such as guns, where both sides are entrenched, it was the President who offered the best opportunity to scramble party lines and change the conversation. Instead, Trump is promoting plans that reflect traditional Republican orthodoxy, make narrow changes to background checks and focus more on school security.

The administration announced Sunday night that it would launch a commission to study school violence and would look at ways to allow states to train teachers who wanted to carry guns. The administration also announced support for legislation sponsored by Republican Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut that would offer financial incentives to state and federal agencies to enter more data into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System -- a proposal known as "Fix NICs" -- but stops far short of the expanded background check bill that Trump promoted at the end of February.

"I think the President mentioned Fix NICs in particular," Cornyn said. "I'm glad everybody's continuing to stay focused."

The best chance for any of Trump's proposals to get pushed through is for some of them to be added to the must-pass spending bill that must be finished before the end of March. House leaders discussed last week attaching funding for school safety in the omnibus, a source in the meeting told CNN, and the House will vote this week on their plan that that money goes to states. The Senate has its own plan that could potentially be included, but any final decision on what is included would have to have the approval of House and Senate Republicans and Democrats.

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