The new House speaker offered his prayers to those who were killed during the shooting, but stressed such incidents happen because of “the human heart” and not guns, noting more needs to be done in America to address the mental health crisis.
“It’s not guns, it’s not the weapons. At the end of the day, we have to protect the right of the citizens to protect themselves and that’s the Second Amendment. And that’s why our party stands so strongly for that,” Mr. Johnson said.
Johnson on Biden’s Presidency-questionedfurther as to whether he is eager to look into new legislation regarding gun laws—particularly in the wake of the latest mass shooting—the Republican stressed he has only “been in the job for 48 hours.”
However, he acknowledged that there will likely be plenty more discussion regarding gun rights in the coming days following the latest “heartbreaking tragedy.”
Moving on, Mr. Johnson …