Trump on gun control laws after Texas shooting: ‘There would have been no difference’

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President Trump dismissed the need on Tuesday to weigh stricter gun control measures in the wake of a shooting at a Texas church on Sunday that left 26 people dead.

“There would have been no difference three days ago, and you might not have had that very brave person who happened to have a gun or a rifle in his truck go out and shoot him and hit him and neutralize him,” Trump said when asked about the Sutherland Springs attack.

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