Mitch McConnell: Premature to discuss gun control after Las Vegas shooting

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it is too soon to discuss gun control legislation in the aftermath of the deadly shooting in Las Vegas and said the chamber will focus on tax reform while the probe continues into the incident.

“The investigation has not even been completed,” McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters who asked him Tuesday about the push by Democrats to bring up new gun control measures. “I think it’s premature to be discussing legislative solutions, if there are any.”

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