House Majority Whip Steve Scalise says he’s an even stronger supporter of gun rights after he nearly died when he was shot at a GOP baseball practice over the summer.

Martha MacCallum of Fox News asked Scalise in an interview to be aired Tuesday evening if his own close call and the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night had changed his views about gun control.

“I think it’s fortified it,” Scalise said, according to a transcript obtained by The Hill.

Like other congressional Republicans and the Trump administration, the Louisiana congressman said lawmakers should focus on supporting victims and law enforcement before trying to tighten up gun controls.

“Because first of all, you’ve got to recognize that when there’s a tragedy like this, the first thing we should be thinking about is praying for the people who were injured and doing whatever we can to help them, to help law enforcement. We shouldn’t first be thinking of promoting our political agenda,” Scalise said.

Scalise’s congressional website shows that he gets an “A+ rating” from the NRA.

He wants to make it easier for people to buy guns out of state and also to allow anyone with a carry permit from a single state to be able to carry a concealed weapon anywhere in the US.