Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., admitted Sunday there wasn’t a single gun control bill that would’ve prevented a high school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, in which 10 people were killed.
“I don’t think there’s a single piece of legislation, but there are a series of actions,” Warner said during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“Are there things we can do that would improve the safety of our schools? Absolutely. Should there be more mental health counseling for troubled teens … ? Absolutely. Making sure people are safer with their own firearms? Absolutely,” he continued.
But Warner was adamant a comprehensive approach aimed at stopping similar tragedies in the future had to include some degree of gun control, such as measures addressing background checks and assault-style weapons.
“I hope elected officials would allow their thinking to evolve on this issue,” he said, adding Democrats “in retrospect” should have done more when they controlled Congress.
Ten people were killed and 10 more were wounded Friday when a gunman using a shotgun and revolver started shooting at Santa Fe High School, located 30 miles from Houston.
Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the 17-year-old student who has confessed to the killings, is being held without bond and has been charged with capital murder and aggravated assault on a peace officer.
