That’s OK, McConnell picked up the gun grab mantle.
Turtle won't move as fast as Schumer. He's a turtle, after all.
As more facts come out, the whole story will be memory-holed.
You can bet that John “Wayne” Cornyn is singing from the same hymnal.
McConnell is anything but stupid.
The Democrats would love nothing more than for McConnell and other Republican leadership to come out against any gun control measure in the wake of this shooting. It's giving them a free political gift because of the short-term emotions of the public.
What McConnell will do is come out and say that he supports reasonable gun control measures. Then, when the legislation eventually emerges, he'll say it is unreasonable and oppose it. He'll also point to Republican amendments that were rejected by the Democratic majority as the legislation that should have been enacted.
This strategy will anger a lot of hardcore gun supporters, but the bottom line is that it will end up in the exact same place except with the Democrats being unable to make political mileage out of it.
McConnell has his flaws, but he is a master at handling the political repercussions of incidents like this. It's one of the reasons Democrats really hate him.
McConnell is a sleazy politician, and, as such, is making political statements he thinks are soothing to the situation.
Schumer is a disgusting, repulsive, POS, and it is hard to listen to the gay sounding bastard.