Joe Burrowis sharing his thoughts about gun reform.
During apress conferenceon Tuesday, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback was asked if he had spoken with his teammates about the gun-related tragedies that have occurred across the country in recent weeks.
“With everything that’s going on, if you’re not going to outlaw everything, you’ve gotta at least make it harder to get those crazy guns that everybody’s using,” Burrow told reporters. “I don’t think you should be able to just walk in there and buy one. You gotta be able to go through a rigorous process to be able to buy something like that I think.”
“So hopefully, the people that get paid to make those decisions figure that out,” he added. “My job is to play football, but hopefully the politicians can figure that one out.”
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On May 24, hours after the Uvalde shooting, Golden State Warriors coachSteve Kerrcalled on politicians to act on gun violence.
“Now we have children murdered at school,” Kerr said in apress conferencebefore the Warriors played the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. “When are we gonna do something?”
“I’m tired,” he added. “I’m so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there. I’m so tired of the – I’m sorry – I’m tired of the moments of silence. Enough.”
Days later, San Francisco Giants managerGabe Kaplertold reporters hedoes not plan to participatein the pre-game National Anthem ceremony for the foreseeable future.
A makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two adults were fatally shot May 24.Michael M. Santiago/Getty
Kapler spoke further about his decision in ablog postthat same day, where he cited the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, as his reason for the change.
Kapler spoke further about his decision in ablog postthat same day, citing the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, as his reason for the change.
ESPNreported on June 1 that Kapler had suspended his protest on Memorial Day though he remained in the clubhouse during the National Anthem the following day for the fourth time in five days.
Burrow and the Bengals will face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 11 for their first game of the NFL season.
source: people.com
