LeBron slams 'ridiculous' US gun laws after Vegas shooting

Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Los Angeles Lakers" Lebron="" James="" speaks="" at="" Lakers="" media="" Day="" the="" UCLA="" Health="" Training="" Center="" in="" Los="" October="" EPA-EFE="" ALLISON="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/12/07/lebron-james-epa-07122023.jpg"/><figcaption>Los Angeles Lakers&#x27; Lebron James speaks at Lakers Media Day at the UCLA Health Training Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 02 October 2023.<em> EPA-EFE/ALLISON DINNER</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LAS VEGAS, United States - LeBron James called for tougher US gun laws on Wednesday after a shooting at a Las Vegas college campus left three people dead as the Nevada city prepared to host the NBA&#x27;s in-season tournament finale.</p><p>James, who has been an outspoken advocate for tighter gun control legislation over the years, was speaking after arriving in the gambling hub for the Los Angeles Lakers&#x27; semi-final clash with the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday.</p><p>The 38-year-old superstar spoke to reporters just hours after a gunman killed three people and left one critically injured in a shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas earlier Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2894626" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>&quot;First of all, my condolences go to the families that lost loved ones, families and friends and everything,&quot; James said.</p><p>&quot;It just goes back to what I said before about guns in America. I think it&#x27;s such a longer conversation, but we keep dealing with the same story, this same conversation everybody single time it happens, and it just continues to happen.</p><p>&quot;The ability to get a gun, the ability to do these things over and over and over, and there&#x27;s been no change, is literally ridiculous.</p><p>&quot;It makes no sense that we continue to lose innocent lives, on campuses, schools, at shopping markets and movie theaters.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s ridiculous. The fact that we haven&#x27;t changed anything -- it&#x27;s actually been easier to be able to own a firearm. It&#x27;s stupid.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/04/15/nba-wrap-lebron-says-no-room-gun-violence">NBA Wrap: LeBron says &#x27;no room for&#x27; gun violence</a></li></ul><p>James had frequently waded into the US gun control debate over the years, notably after the 2018 shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, that left 12 people dead.</p><p>James also issued a rallying cry against gun violence and racial injustice at the 2016 ESPY Awards, urging fellow players to educate themselves and help strengthen communities.</p><p>&quot;We all have to do better,&quot; James said at the time.</p><div><strong>rg/rcw</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

LeBron James called for tougher US gun laws on Wednesday after a shooting at a Las Vegas college campus left three people dead as the Nevada city prepared to host the NBA's in-season tournament finale.

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LeBron slams 'ridiculous' US gun laws after Vegas shooting

LeBron slams 'ridiculous' US gun laws after Vegas shooting

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Published Dec 07, 2023 10:53 AM PHT

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