<p>Hours after the deadliest shooting in U.S. history, former Democratic presidential candidate <a type="internal">Hillary Clinton</a> tweeted a statement attacking the NRA.</p> 
<p>Clinton asked followers to &#8220;put politics aside&#8221; and &#8220;stand up to the NRA&#8221;.</p> 
<p>Her message came shortly after the <a type="internal">devastating Las Vegas massacre</a> that left more than 50 dead and 200 injured.</p> 
<q> <p>Our grief isn't enough. We can and must put politics aside, stand up to the NRA, and work together to try to stop this from happening again.</p> <p>&#8212; Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href="https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/914853632083877888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" type="external">October 2, 2017</a></p> </q> 
<p>Clinton wrote, &#8220;The crowd fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer, which the NRA wants to make easier to get.&#8221;</p> 
<p>A bill introduced earlier this year by Republican Jeff Duncan, frames the issue as a public health matter, saying that gun owners risk suffering hearing damage without access to silencers.</p> 
<p>Her response, which also called for a change in access to firearms, contrasted President Donald Trump&#8217;s response:</p> 
<q> <p>My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!</p> <p>&#8212; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/914810093874671617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" type="external">October 2, 2017</a></p> </q> 
<p>Gun rights was a major issue between the two candidates during last year&#8217;s election. Trump called himself a defender of gun rights and the Second Amendment, while Clinton called for &#8220;common sense&#8221; regulations on who was able to buy weapons and the need for background checks.</p> 
<p>The NRA endorsed Trump in the election.</p> 
<p>Former Vice President Joe Biden also called on Congress to &#8220;act now to save lives.&#8221;</p> 
<q> <p>How long do we let gun violence tear families apart? Enough. Congress &amp;amp; the WH should act now to save lives. There's no excuse for inaction.</p> <p>&#8212; Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/914867985558491136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" type="external">October 2, 2017</a></p> </q> 
<p>Connecticut&#8217;s senators, who have pushed for tighter gun control ever since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, were also quick to issue statements Monday.</p> 
<p>&#8220;Nowhere but America do horrific large-scale mass shootings happen with this degree of regularity,&#8221; Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said in a statement. &#8220;This must stop. It is positively infuriating that my colleagues in Congress are so afraid of the gun industry that they pretend there aren&#8217;t public policy responses to this epidemic. There are, and the thoughts and prayers of politicians are cruelly hollow if they are paired with continued legislative indifference. It&#8217;s time for Congress to get off its ass and do something.&#8221;</p> 
<p>The primary suspect, <a type="internal">Stephen Paddock</a> of Mesquite, Nev., was found dead in his room on the 32nd floor of the <a type="internal">Mandalay Bay hotel and casino</a>, where he had at least 10 rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.</p> 
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Hillary Clinton’s Response to Las Vegas Shooting Calls for Gun Control