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madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 05:15 PM Oct 2015

LeBron James pushes for tougher gun laws after Cleveland infant killed

LeBron James pushed for tougher gun regulations on Friday in the aftermath of a shooting in Cleveland that killed a child.

An infant was shot and killed in Cleveland on Thursday, the same day 10 people died in a school shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. James addressed the topic after Cavaliers practice.

“Obviously you’re not going to be able to take every gun out, I don’t know how you can do that. There’s so many around now, today,” James said Friday following Cavs practice, according to Ohio.com. “But if there’s some stipulations behind it or some penalties, some big time penalties or rules or regulations about carrying firearms, legal or illegal, people will second-guess themselves.”

Three children have been shot and killed in Cleveland in the past month, according to Ohio.com. After a five-month-old girl was shot in a drive-by Thursday, James used Twitter to air his thoughts. He told reporters that his perspective as a father made the news hit home harder.

http://www.si.com/nba/2015/10/02/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers-gun-control-laws-shootings

Kudos to LeBron for addressing this issue.

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LeBron James pushes for tougher gun laws after Cleveland infant killed (Original Post) madinmaryland Oct 2015 OP
You mean he's not a complete waste of oxygen?! KamaAina Oct 2015 #1
A complete waste that you'd love to have on your team. trumad Oct 2015 #2
We don't need him. KamaAina Oct 2015 #3
Every team he plays in goes to the finals. trumad Oct 2015 #4
He may not a better player than Jordan, but... Yavin4 Oct 2015 #5
 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
3. We don't need him.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 12:45 PM
Oct 2015

He dropped 40 on us every night and we still won.

You guys, on the other hand...

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