> Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, said on Tuesday that he was “horrified and heartbroken” by the elementary school shooting in Texas that killed at least 18 children and a teacher, but the Kentucky Republican, like many others in his party who publicly expressed their dismay, gave no indication that he was dropping his longstanding opposition to gun control measures.
Mr. McConnell, who controlled the Senate for six years until 2021 and has an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association, has been instrumental in blocking Democratic efforts to enact gun safety measures, a rec…