▁have ▁made ▁" no ▁difference ". ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁str ic ter ▁gun ▁control ▁measures ▁might ▁have ▁prevent ed ▁Stephen ▁Wille ford ▁from ▁shooting ▁K elle y , ▁and ▁commented , ▁" Inst ead ▁of ▁having ▁ 2 6 ▁dead , ▁he ▁would ' ve ▁had ▁hundreds ▁more ▁dead ." ▁After ▁the ▁shooting , ▁Trump ▁issued ▁a ▁president ial ▁pro clam ation ▁hon oring ▁the ▁vict ims ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁flag ▁at ▁half - st aff ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁and ▁all ▁public ▁and ▁military ▁sites ▁until ▁the ▁sun set ▁of ▁November ▁ 9 . ▁Wille ford ▁was ▁called ▁a ▁hero ▁for ▁what ▁he ▁did . ▁ ▁Texas ▁Governor ▁Greg ▁Abb ott ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁shooting ▁" will ▁be ▁a ▁long , ▁suffering ▁m our ning ▁for ▁those ▁in ▁pain ". ▁Texas ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Ken ▁Pa xt on ▁proposed ▁that ▁churches ▁employ ▁professional ▁armed ▁security ▁gu ards , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁arm ▁more ▁parish ion ers , ▁to ▁counter ▁church ▁shoot ings , ▁which ▁he ▁said ▁have ▁happened ▁" fore ver " ▁and ▁will ▁again . ▁Pa xt on ▁was ▁critic ized ▁by ▁Mann y ▁Gar cia , ▁the ▁Texas ▁Democratic ▁Party ' s ▁deput y ▁executive ▁director , ▁who ▁said ▁that ▁" Tex ans ▁des erve ▁more ▁from ▁their ▁chief ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁official ▁than ▁in action ▁and ▁will ful ▁ignor ance ." ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁the ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁Frank ▁Pom ero y , ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁building ▁would ▁be ▁demol ished