Moreover, even though terror attacks are becoming more frequent in Britain and the whole of Europe, the NYT lauds Britain for putting  "civilian safety" before gun rights.

How safe were the civilians who walked on London Bridge June 3?

The impetus behind the NYT editorial was Trump's June 4 tweet:

Do you notice we are not having a gun debate right now? That's because they used knives and a truck!

The NYT reacted by describing Trump as "the candidate of the National Rifle Association" and suggested he did not want to talk gun control after the June 3 attacks because he "prefers to discourage any debate in this county about the lethal role played by easily obtainable guns."