Just heard on TV that there were three more armed Sheriff's Deputies on site, but did not go in to engage. [I suspect they are not trained in the skills needed to engage a bad guy in the midst of many innocent people, and would be held accountable for any casualties among those they are to protect.]

Sheriff Israel is throwing stones at the NRA (wonder if he is posturing for some electoral bid) and the NRA is throwing rocks at him.

The shouting and fault finding does nothing to get at underlying social, cultural, and institutional problems.

Meanwhile, something else that is interesting to watch--politicians don't want to be undercut by having their policy positions taken away from them by the opposition.