Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, called it both “inappropriate” and “premature” to discuss whether Congress should consider gun control legislation in the wake of Sunday’s massacre in Las Vegas, where 59 people were killed and more than 500 were injured by a crazed gunman who shot concertgoers from a high-rise casino hotel room. Pressed on the issue, McConnell said the Senate’s priority is still on passing tax reform. “I think it's particularly inappropriate to politicize an event like this,” the Kentucky Republican said. “It just happened in the last day and a half.”Democrats are calling on Congress to take action. HILLARY CLINTON SLAMMED FOR STATEMENT ON GUNS AFTER LAS VEGAS SHOOTING“Look, we have a tragedy,” the president told reporters at the White House.

Source: Fox News October 03, 2017 19:49 UTC