The campaign against gun safety waged by gun manufacturers and their lobbying arm the NRA has claimed more victims: this time professionals shot on live TV. Father of murdered 24-year old reporter Alison Parker put his finger on the problem. NYT:
“I’m going to do something, whatever it takes, to get gun legislation, to shame people, to shame legislators into doing something about closing loopholes and background checks,” Mr. Parker said Wednesday night on Fox News. “This is not the last you’ve heard of me. This is something that is Alison’s legacy that I want to make happen.”
Thursday morning, on CNN, he said, “I’m for the Second Amendment, but there has to be a way to force politicians who are cowards in the pockets of the N.R.A. to make sensible laws to make sure crazy people can’t get guns.”
The National Rifle Association did not respond to requests for comment on Thursday.
The NRA and its members bear direct responsibility for this tragedy, and every other killing of innocents by lunatics with guns in this country, such as for example the Sandy Hook, CT massacre, because they oppose gun safety legislation.
Christopher says
I’m normally sympathetic, but from what I have heard the shooter would not have raised red flags in a background check. Was the weapon itself one that should not be in civilian hands?
dave-from-hvad says
It ended with Sandy Hook. If the killing of 21 children by a man with an assault rifle does not prompt Congress to enact gun control laws, nothing will.