In the wake of a shocking attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, two of Team USA’s most powerful voices are calling for gun reform.
A 20-year-old gunman, who was killed by law enforcement officials after opening fire, fired multiple shots from a nearby rooftop. One rally attendee was killed and at least two more were critically injured, according to reports. Trump’s right ear was injured, but a spokesman confirmed that the former President was “fine” following the incident.
Speaking on Sunday, Steph Curry reflected on a “very sad time in general,” and wished for more “positivity and hope” in the United States.
Via USA TODAY:
“All the conversations around the election and the state of politics in our country, and then you have a situation like this, which just [creates] a lot of emotions around things that we need to correct as a people…. Obviously, gun control first and foremost, because the fact that that’s even possible for somebody to have an attack like that.
But just more so you want to [see] positivity and hope. It sounds cheesy, but it’s real. That’s when our country’s at its best, and it just adds another blemish to what’s going on. So sad is just the word.”
Team USA and Warriors coach Steve Kerr. who has often used his platform to publicly call for gun control, called the incident “yet another example of not only our political division but also gun culture.”
Via Yahoo Sports:
“A 20-year-old with an AR-15 trying to shoot the former president. It’s hard to process everything, and it’s scary to think about where this goes because of the issues that already exist in the country. So this is a terrible day.”