The Firing Line: The front page of today’s Boston Globe features a life-size picture of an assault rifle with the headline, “Make It Stop.” It won’t happen soon.

The Senate yesterday was unable to move forward on what might seem the easiest bill to pass in the days after the mass murder of 49 people in a nightclub: a law prohibiting suspected terrorists from being able to legally buy guns in the Unites States.

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut and other Democrats filibustered overnight to force a public debate while backroom talks were breaking down. Murphy said, “I’ve had enough of the ongoing slaughter of innocents, and I’ve had enough of inaction in this body.”

With control of the Senate on the line in an election year, Republicans are not likely to vote for any kind of gun control. But their presidential candidate, Donald Trump, stepped out of the Republican line to announce he plans to talk to the National Rifle Association about at least blocking people on the terrorism watch list or the no fly list from legally buying guns.

Verbal Shots Fired: A strongly worded NY Times editorial today accuses the gun lobby of “complicity” in making weapons available to terrorists. The paper says, “Most of the rest of the world figured this out long ago. But in the United States, the gun industry and its enablers continue to insist that the only solution is more guns, and more bullets flying.

The gun industry lobbyists may be beyond reason, but the lawmakers have a duty to respond to their constituents. Unfortunately, after each new massacre, far too many offer nothing more than condolences and moments of silence. That silence is killing us.”

Just Average: The Real Clear Politics average of eight national polls has Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump in public opinion by 5.6 percent. Trump has been sliding since May 22 when the two were statistically even.

The Bloomberg poll has Clinton leading by 12 points. Among the women surveyed, 63 percent said they could never vote for Trump. One poll gives Trump a 70 percent overall unfavorability rating.

Trump told a rally in Atlanta yesterday, “My problem is, they either love me or they hate me.” And he said about his trouble pulling the party together to support him, “Endorsements, if I don’t get them, it’s OK.”

Nation: Searchers recovered the body of a two-year-old boy who was dragged into a lagoon at a Disney World resort hotel in front of his family Tuesday evening. Five alligators were killed during the search to determine whether they had eaten the boy identified as Lane Graves of Nebraska, but his body was found intact. He had been wading in shallow water when he was snatched. The lagoon had “no swimming” signs, but none warning about alligators.

Disney is scrambling to help the Graves family and protect the company image. News of the boy’s death completely eclipsed yesterday’s big opening of Shanghai Disneyland in China.

Econ 101: The Federal reserve yesterday decided not to raise its primary interest rate in an admission that the economy is still hobbling along and higher rates could cause even slower growth.

The Fed said economic output has increased, but growth has slowed and so has consumer spending

Fed Chair Janet Yellen said, “Recent economic indicators have been mixed, suggesting that our cautious approach to adjusting monetary policy remains appropriate.” Unlike Alan Greenspan, you can understand what she says.

EgyptAir: Wreckage from the EgyptAir flight that went missing over the Mediterranean last month has been found, investigators say. An undersea search vessel has taken pictures. The EgyptAir A320 with 66 people on board went off the radar without sending a distress signal.

He’s Baaaack!: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who couldn’t win his home state in the Republican primary, admits that he’s reconsidering his decision to not run for re-election and leave the Senate at the end of the year. But first he has to get permission from his wife and kids.

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