Sen. John Kennedy dismissed the thought of tightening up gun legal guidelines — as a substitute suggesting that town brings again the stop-and-frisk tactic to fight gun violence.
The Louisiana Republican weighed in on the discourse shortly after a crazed gunman stormed a Midtown skyscraper earlier than killing a courageous NYPD officer and three others Monday.
Showing on Fox Information, Kennedy stated that “all you can do in a time like this is be sorry” for the victims, earlier than anticipating that a few of his colleagues shall be advocating for elevated gun management measures on account of the bloodbath.
“On Capitol Hill, probably beginning in the morning, there’ll be the inevitable call by some of my colleagues for more gun control laws,” Kennedy (R-La.) stated on Sean Hannity’s present Monday.
“We’ve got hundreds of gun control laws, Sean. Maybe thousands. We don’t need more gun control, we need more idiot control, and I don’t know exactly how to do that.”
The shooter, recognized as Las Vegas resident Shane Tamura stormed into the 44-story constructing — which headquarters Blackstone and the NFL — armed with a rifle and opened fireplace at round 6:30 p.m. in the course of the night rush.
The 27-year-old unleashed his rampage after setting foot within the foyer earlier than finally turning the gun on himself.
“I don’t want to hear anyone feeling sorry for this guy who did this,” Kennedy stated of the shooter. “I believe there’s objective evil in this world, and we saw it today. I’m just sorry.”
Kennedy additionally floated the thought of bringing again the stop-and-frisk coverage.
“The other thing that, frankly, New York’s going to have to face, is the issue of whether we should bring back more aggressive stop and frisk, which is a perfectly legal law enforcement tactic,” he added.
NYC Midtown capturing timeline
- Experiences of the capturing at 345 Park Avenue began coming in at round 6:28 p.m.
- The shooter, Shane Tamura, 27, was seen on surveillance footage getting out of a double parked black BMW between 51st and 52nd Road, with an M4 rifle.
- He then walks in direction of the skyscraper, enters the foyer and turns proper, the place he shot police officer Didarul Islam, 36, lifeless.
- Tamura then gunned down a girl cowering behind a pillar within the foyer, as he sprayed extra bullets and walked towards the elevator financial institution — the place he shot lifeless a safety guard crouching at his desk.
- Another man reported being shot and injured within the foyer. He was in crucial however steady situation.
- The gunman allowed a girl to stroll out of the elevators unhurt, earlier than heading as much as the thirty third flooring, the place constructing proprietor Rudin Properties’ places of work are positioned, “and begins to walk the floor, firing as he traveled.”
- One man was shot and killed on that flooring.
- “He then proceeds down a hallway and shoots himself in the chest,” ending his rampage.
- It’s unclear how lengthy the mayhem lasted. Tisch posted on X at 7:52 p.m.: “the scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized.”
Elsewhere, Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) spoke out concerning the “tragic and horrifying” mass capturing.
“The murder of a brave New York City police officer and several innocent civilians is tragic and horrifying,” the Home Minority Chief stated in a press release.
“We mourn their loss and stand with their families during this time of need. Our prayers and gratitude are also with those heroic law enforcement officers and first responders who put their lives on the line and selflessly rushed to the scene to save others.”
“Mass shootings are a plague. The gun violence epidemic continues to afflict our country and now has shattered lives in our great City. The time has come for decisive action,” Jeffries added.
