Stevie Nicks has shared an emotional statement on gun control, calling on lawmakers to “make it really hard” for people to buy guns.Nicks is the latest musician to speak out after last week’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
On Tuesday, May 24, an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School, which teaches children aged seven to 10. Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed that the suspect was later shot dead by responding law enforcement officials.“My hope for this country is that the lawmakers just find a way to make buying an assault rifle — more difficult,” Nicks’ length statement began. “There is just no reason to have a gun that would disintegrate a deer — or a small animal, if you are, indeed, an honourable hunter.“When those guns go into the hands of obviously disturbed people, it gives them a sense of unbelievable power that they have never felt before.
Power, used in a bad way, is the opposite of ‘power’ used in a good way. Once people have felt the power of those guns, they are never the same.
They are addicted. And then there is no turning back. So don’t give them that power. Make it really hard for them to get that gun.”Nicks added: “No one is trying to take away guns from people who get them for a good reason.
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