'We must allow the authorities to do their jobs, understand how this attack came about, and then respond accordingly. Regardless of what the motivation is ultimately found to be, this violence against innocent people simply going about their lives is both cowardly and infuriating,' Johnson said in a statement released Sunday afternoon. 'In this immediate aftermath of what is clearly a tragic and despicable attack, our thoughts must be with the victims.
Gary Johnson, the Libertarian party's presidential nominee and a former governor of New Mexico, called the slaughter 'both cowardly and infuriating' but warned against politicizing the situation. So that struggle continues.' Orlando nightclub mass shooting victims 49 photos 'We have got to do everything that we can on top of that to make sure that guns do not fall into the hands of those who should not have them: criminals, people who are mentally ill. 'Twenty-five years ago, I believed that in this country that we should not be selling automatic weapons which are designed to kill people,' the Vermont senator added. 'Our - just - hopes go out to all those who were shot that they can recover,' Sanders said, before discussing his previous support for bans on selling automatic firearms in the U.S. Speaking to NBC's 'Meet the Press' early Sunday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders called the murders 'horrific' and 'unthinkable.'
