House Speaker Paul Ryan says that after the school shooting in Florida, people should "think less about taking sides" and more about pulling together.
He's also defending legislation to effectively allow nationwide concealed gun permits, a top priority of the National Rifle Association.
House Republicans have tied that measure to a bill intended to fix the government's instant background check system. Ryan says expanding concealed carry laws is a good "self-defense" measure, and he blames the Senate for not acting to address loopholes in the instant background check system.
The speaker was asked whether authorities should be able to confiscate guns from mentally ill people.
Ryan said, "This is not the time to jump to some conclusion not knowing the full facts."