> When he learned of them, he offered condolences to families and friends of victims, and then said: “We’re the only ones who keep dealing with this same story, the same conversation every single time it happens — and it just continues to happen.
> “The ability to get a gun and ability to, you know, to do these things over and over and over, and there’s been no change, is literally ridiculous,” James said. “It makes no sense that we continue to lose innocent lives on campuses, in schools and shopping markets and, you know, movie theaters and all that type of stuff. It’s just, it’s ridiculous, just ridiculous.”
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by Nyhrox
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I admire the gut, he says what’s on his mind. Where are the other all timers on these things. Tiger and MJ I’m talking to you.
What’s even more crazy is this is the first time I’m hearing of it. In the US it’s so standard now
Man with armed guards.
Get ready for a ton of tacti-cool dweebs to hop in here and pretend they were basketball fans.
But hell yeah Lebron!
And those crazy dudes will say need to have fun to defend against all these gun crimes. That is why America is spiralling down.
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Did he also say someone else was next?
I’m the ultimate lebron Stan but if he wants to talk about controversial issues let’s begin with China and Nike and his support to them 🙂
Also let’s talk about how illegal weapons are bought and used in the USA .
Let’s talk abt the mental health crisis that leads people to commit these crimes
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I live a couple of miles away from the campus, everyone here is devastated. RIP to those who passed.
It’s easy to talk. Just come out on your position and advocate for it 🙂
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Ya it’s crazy, but getting rid of guns isn’t the solution. I can’t really think of another solution, getting a gun legally in most states isn’t too hard but still really isn’t the issue. Maybe mental health issues need to be addressed more.
What’s crazy is that he’s just stating very obvious, low-level facts.
If you have ever had a kid, you probably remember the first time they touched something hot. And they were in pain and had a meltdown.
That should have been a similar reaction for every human during our first mass shooting. Instead, there are PURE FUCKING INBRED MORONS that think the only solution to shootings is to have MORE guns.
LeNoughisenough
LeArmistice 🙏
LeCongressman
Leave it to LeBum to make it political
He read that in a book somewhere
They should make it illegal to kill innocent people. That’ll stop em.
Right wingers are going to be brigading now trying to smear LeBron.
If Sandy Hook couldn’t move us toward more gun control, idk what will
Edit: I meant Sandy hook not Stony Brook, I’m dumb
Expect AI powered drones with guns or gas targeting specific groups of people in 20 years.
USA needs some regulation.
No one cares about your opinion just play basketball
LeBron’s always been a real one
He just needs to educate himself on the situation first.
67 year old professor…
Wonder what his politics were.
Is it just me or does this shit gets swept under the rug when it’s domestic terrorism. I can’t find anything about their political beliefs, but I have my suspicions.
But he won’t say shit about his daddy CHINA
America loves guns and death.
Same story, different day, same conversation.
Is LeBron James a radical left wing socialist nutjob?
EDIT: Did I really have to put an /s on this?
The overwhelming majority of gun crime revolves around the African American community in this country.
Bron sick of the thoughts and prayers crowd. Could get some convos headed in better direction. Glad to see a good take from him, it’s a no brainer but takes heart
Sad and fucked up how pervasive mass shootings are in the US. As an outsider (I’m Australian), America’s gun obsession is very, very weird. It’s a huge problem, it could be solved, and yet it … never is? We had one mass shooting in the 90s and that was enough for us to change things.
Shooter was a 67 year old guy with a masters from Duke and a doctorate in philosophy from Georgia. Was an assistant professor for most of the last 15+ years
I dunno how you stop someone like that from getting a gun in the US.
I’m for stricter gun laws but nothing i’ve read has said anything that would have them stopping him from buying a gun.
He just snapped. Obviously dude was smart, if he wanted to it could have been a bomb instead. and did more damage. Or a knife and did less.
This one is just odd imo.
Gunman goes after another gun free zone. How about we protect the kids like we do politicians, the 1%, athletes and celebrities.
Getting a gun should be a lot harder but it shouldn’t be impossible
Is this where the right starts muttering something about shutting up and dribbling while, ironically enough, wiping the drool they’re dribbling onto their collective chin?
“Thoughts and prayers. How did this ever happen?” – Conservative law makers probably
Bet his security is armed at all times.
MJ would never
At this point america doesn’t care. There should be mass protests but unfortunately nada. Its sad when ppl just go oh no thats sad, condolences and moves on. This is just sad and scary.
Why is change needed when we can just offer our thoughts and prayers. Gotta keep the call of duty cosplay crowd happy though over keeping kids safe