CRISIS/GUNS/KELLYANNE CONWAY: “White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Monday [11-6-17] criticized Democrats for ‘pointing fingers’ and calling for increased gun control measures in response to the deadly Texas shooting over the weekend, saying the quick reaction is ‘disrespectful to the dead.’…
Conway lamented Sunday’s lethal shooting, which left at least 26 dead after a gunman opened fire on the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, during a worship service on Sunday — the deadliest mass shooting in state history. ‘There is evil among us,’ she said…
It was unclear what led Trump to say the shooting was a result of ‘mental health.’ Officials are still investigating the motive behind the shooter’s outburst.
The president said it was too soon to rehash the gun control debate, though, echoing a common refrain from Republican officials after recent mass casualty shootings.
The White House similarly dismissed calls for fast action in response to the lethal Las Vegas shooting last month that claimed the lives of more than 50 and left more than 500 injured. ‘I think that we can have those policy conversations, but today is not that day,’ White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the day after the shooting during a White House news briefing.”
-Cristiano Lima, “Conway: Politicizing Texas shooting ‘disrespectful to the dead’,” Politico, Nov. 6, 2017 09:55am