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DALASUS – In an emotional address hours after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uwalde, Texas, on Tuesday, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr criticized congressional leaders for their inaction on gun control legislation.
“When are we going to do something?” Kerr said during a press conference before match 4 of the Western Conference finals. “I’m tired. I’m so tired of getting up here and offering my condolences to the devastated families who are there. I’m tired of the moments of silence. Enough. There are currently 50 senators who refuse to vote for HR 8, which is a rule of thumb. of the past, which the Chamber adopted [last year]. … There is a reason not to vote for this: to retain power.
“I ask you, Mitch McConnell, and I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about violence, school shootings, supermarket shootings, I ask you, ‘Will you put your own desire for power before life?’ of our children, our elderly and our church people? Because that’s what it looks like. “
Kerr, 56, has been a longtime advocate for gun control. The problem is personal: his father Malcolm was shot dead in Beirut in 1984.
The shooter killed at least 18 students, authorities said
Government officials said at least 18 elementary school students Rob and a teacher were killed by an 18-year-old gunman. The shooting took place about 550 miles southwest of Dallas, where the Warriors will face the Mavericks on Tuesday night, followed by other recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Laguna Woods, California.
The House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Inspections of the Past Act of 2019, which seeks to expand federal inspections of arms purchases. The law was conceived after a school shooting in 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. HR 8 will establish such checks.
“In the last 10 days, we have had elderly black people killed in a supermarket in Buffalo. We killed Asian church people in Southern California. We now have children killed at school, “Kerr said, knocking on the accent table at one point. “Do you realize that 90 percent of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal scrutiny of the past?” We are hostages to 50 senators in Washington who refuse to even put him to the vote, despite what we, the American people, want. They will not vote for this because they want to retain their own power. It’s a pity.”
Warriors star Stephen Curry shared a video with Kerr’s comments on Tuesday, adding: “Watch this as much as you watch the game tonight.”
Mavericks coach Jason Kidd read a brief statement about the shooting during his pre-match press conference.
“Our hearts are with the victims and the family of the terrible events in Uwalde,” Kidd said. “We send our condolences to our compatriots in Texas and will keep them in our hearts. We will really play with heavy hearts tonight for the community, for Rob’s primary school. “
The Warriors hold a 3-0 lead over the Mavericks and can qualify for their sixth NBA Finals in eight years with a win in Game 4.
The NBA family is devastated by the horrific shooting that took place today in Uwalde, Texas. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are to the family and friends of the victims, as well as to the entire Robb Primary School and the Uvalde community.
– NBA (@NBA) May 24, 2022
The NBA issued a statement saying it was “devastated by the horrific shooting” but did not take action to postpone the match. Kidd and Kerr expressed a level of discomfort from the game just hours after the mass shooting.
“I want everyone here, everyone who listens to this, to think of their own child or grandchild, mother or father, sister or brother,” Kerr said. “How would you feel if this happened to you today?” We can’t go numb about that. “
The WNBA Washington Mystics chose a media blackout after their 70-50 victory over Atlanta Dream on Tuesday night. The guard Natasha Cloud presented the team in comments to reporters after the match.
The mystics decided to stop the media tonight and focus on the shooting in Texas. Natasha Cloud introduced the team in a few words. #wnba pic.twitter.com/NMxVLV74B1
– Karim Copeland (@kareemcopeland) May 25, 2022
“It simply came to our notice then. The game doesn’t matter, “she said. “The 18 lives lost today by senseless gun violence in Texas at a primary school are talking about our children not being safe to go to school and our government still not enforcing reasonable gun laws.
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