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The Las Vegas shooting massacre last Sunday shocked the entire nation and sparked another wave of heated debates about gun control. There were over 50 dead bodies and hundreds of injured people left by that incident.
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has been among those clamoring for the government to amend laws that would make it harder for people to own guns. In that way, Kerr and plenty other people think senseless tragedies like what happened in Las Vegas would be prevented.
In an interview with The Athletic, Kerr took on the opportunity to talk about the subject of gun control and how it would be more helpful than merely reflecting on the lives that were lost.
Article Continues Below“So I hope we can do more than just offer victims our thoughts and prayers. We’ve been offering victims thoughts and prayers for three decades. We need to offer them something else. And I know a lot of people have been saying don’t politicize this, don’t disrespect the victims by calling for gun control.”
For Steve Kerr, this should’ve been something that was done several years ago and the fact that the government hasn’t done anything significant about it only adds to his frustration.
“But I’d argue that if we’d had any respect for the victims, we would have done something 20 years ago, 30 years ago, when Columbine happened or Sandy Hook or Aurora.”
The Warriors coach stands on a unique platform with regards to this subject. His father, Malcolm, was killed in Lebanon in 1984 by two gunmen while he was teaching at the American University in Beirut.
For Kerr, he wants action not later, but now.
