The White House sees it as "premature" to talk about gun control after the shooting in Las Vegas

Washington, Oct 2 (EFEUSA).- This Monday, the White House considered that It is "premature" to talk about legislation for greater gun control after the shooting that occurred last night in Las Vegas.

The Government stated that this debate could be held later, although they insisted that the president, Donald Trump is "a strong defender" of the right to bear arms.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders argued in her daily press conference that today should be dedicated to "mourning" the victims of the largest shooting in US history, which left at least 58 dead and 515 injured. , and to "comfort the survivors."

"There will be a time and place for a political debate, but now is the time to unite as a country"Sanders stressed.

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"There is an open investigation and the motive (of the shooter) is yet to be determined. It would be premature for us to talk about policy when we don't have all the facts of what happened last night."

Many Democratic lawmakers today called on Republicans to stop blocking gun control laws after the Las Vegas shooting, which was committed with a very powerful firearm and whose attacker had at least nine more rifles with him.

Trump, who since the 2016 election campaign has aligned himself with the position of the National Rifle Association (NRA), opposed to greater gun control, did not make any reference to that issue today during the speech on the shooting that he gave from the White House.

Asked what the president's position is on gun control, Sanders responded that he is "a strong defender of the Second Amendment" of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to bear arms and is used as an argument by those who oppose greater restriction in that sense.

When a journalist reminded him that, after the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, in June 2016, Trump did immediately talk about politics - when defending his proposal for an immigration ban on Muslims, Sanders responded: "there is a difference between being a candidate (presidential) and being president."

The spokesperson insisted that the country can "have those political conversations" about gun control, but "today is not the day" for it.

After the mass shootings that the United States regularly experiences, it is common for Democrats to demand greater gun control and Republicans to accuse that party of "politicizing" the tragedy with their demands for legislative changes.

Sanders today also did not want to specify whether the White House considers the shooting in Las Vegas an act of domestic terrorism, saying that it is "premature" to use that term until there is "more information" about it.

Trump plans to travel to Las Vegas this Wednesday, and today held a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the shooting on the south lawn of the White House, accompanied by his wife Melania and Vice President Mike Pence, as well as his wife. ,Karen.

The White House spokeswoman cited at the beginning of her press conference some stories from attendees of the music festival where the shooting occurred, and highlighted that some of them "risked their own lives to save people they didn't know."

"The American spirit cannot be broken, and it never will be broken," Sanders said, visibly emotional.