The shooter carried out his rampage from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel, looking down on the packed country music festival across Las Vegas Boulevard below. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 2, 2017But whether or not Democrats and Republicans like it -- and surely they don't -- the gun debate has always been deeply political. Gun control advocates in Congress made no apologies for almost immediately using elements of the Las Vegas shooting in an effort to advance their cause. Murphy, by the way, engaged in a filibuster over gun control after the Orlando shooting. Despite the very strong feelings on both sides, the gun control debate is beset by torpor.

Source: CNN October 02, 2017 19:42 UTC