Americans should tackle gun control now

New York

WHEN a gunman opened fire on a congressional baseball practice on Wednesday, everyone in Washington looked for a positive message. There had to be a point to something so awful. The consensus was for Coming Together.

"For all the noise and all the fury, we are one family," Speaker Paul Ryan told the House.

"You're going to hear me say something you never heard me say before," rejoined Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. "I identify myself with the remarks of the speaker."

US President Donald Trump said: "We are strongest when we are unified and when we work together for the common good."

This was regarded as one of Mr Trump's better presidential moments. He didn't insult anyone, the way he did after the London terrorist attack. He didn't suggest that in the future, all baseball players should be armed. And let's hope it lasts. Since the gunman, James Hodgkinson, was known back home in Illinois as a v…