LeBron on shooting: Something has to be done
by Erik Brady, USA TODAY Sports
LeBron James tweeted his apparent support for gun control in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting.
“Imagine it happening to my kids school,” said the tweet from @KingJames. “I and the rest of the families would be devastated! Something has to be done. Land of the free, BS!”
In another tweet, James wrote: “This is really messing with my mind. Kids is everything to me! And of course i have 2 of my own in elementary school as well.”
James’ Miami Heat teammate Dwyane Wade tweeted: “Just saw my boys walk in from school. Hugged them tight. Can’t imagine the loss of 4 families in newtown. We’re supposed to PROTECT our kids.”
Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer echoed James on gun control: “Saying A Prayer For All The Families Affected By The Horrific Shooting In Connecticut… Need To Get These Guns Off The Streets…”
Andy Miele, who plays minor league hockey in the Phoenix Coyotes system, tweeted: “How many more Shootings does there need to be before they band guns from the states. American killing Americans. Maybe we should stop Worrying about other countries killing people and focus on ours. Thoughts and prayers out to CT families”
Sports agent Leigh Steinberg added to the chorus: “Guns Don’t Kill People….Right – ‘How many deaths will it take til we know that too many people have died’ “
Blake Wheeler, a Winnipeg Jets forward currently playing in Germany, tweeted: “The second amendment to the US Constitution: the right to keep and bear arms. Starting to feel outdated to me”
But New England Patriots wide receiver Donte Stallworth cautioned against such talk just yet: “There’s plenty of time to play politics and talk gun control….today is not the day to do so. Let these people mourn their losses.”
Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy agreed: “Talking gun control or defending the 2nd amendment.. NEITHER will bring these kids back. Its not a time of debate. Its a time of prayer.”
Among other athletes around the country who added their thoughts on Twitter:
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III: “I may not be a parent, but I can not begin to imagine how it … [For more on LeBron on shooting: Something has to be done, click here.]
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