Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) placed the blame on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday for the school shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California.

The Democratic lawmaker reasoned that the shooting may not have happened if McConnell had not stalled federal legislation.

"What I hear from parents is they're mad as hell and they are frustrated that the people in [D.C.] aren't doing anything. And I want parents to know I hear that," he told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell.