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The fatal shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas provided yet another outcry from the American public to fix the country's gun problem and stop these senseless, ongoing tragedies. Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving joined several people from the sports world in calling for change.
Irving urged that children be protected from atrocities like this by any means necessary.
Protect our Youth, by any means necessary!
My prayers are with you
God/Creator.
Please place your hands on our families everywhere.— Chief Hélà 🤞🏾 (@KyrieIrving) May 25, 2022
Several other athletes shared messages that match that of Irving. From Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr's impassioned statement ahead of his team's playoff game to other NBA stars like LeBron James and Chris Paul expressing their profound grief, the Nets star is united with his fellow athletes following yet another mass shooting in the United States.
In a country where a school shooting is not at all a rarity and shootings at several other places are common, Irving's plea is nothing new. The Nets point guard is one of the millions of people begging for change. The issue with guns in America is one unique to the country and one that has claimed lives for decades. Mass shootings have been an issue in the United States for a long time and will continue to do so barring an unforeseen change in the minds of elected officials.
The reality of the issue is that politicians — the people who can actually ignite the change and truly stand up against acts of terrorism committed by and against their own citizens — prefer to simply share messages similar to that of Kyrie Irving. The Texas school shooting is another example of what is acceptable to the people of power in America. Their lack of action, rather than their online posts, is what speaks volumes.
