By: Kayleigh Hamilton
You’ll never believe which athlete just threw himself into the gun rights debate.
He took a stand for the Second Amendment that has anti-gunners furious.
But he stood his ground and refused to back down.
One of the most consistent kickers in the NFL over the past few seasons has been Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs.
While most of the credit for the Chiefs dynasty is given to Patrick Mahomes, and rightfully so, Butker has consistently come through with clutch kicks to win games.
He even set a record in February for the longest field goal ever made in a Super Bowl at 57 yards.
Many people on the left probably had a favorable view of Butker up until recently. After all, the Chiefs have been somewhat of a fan-favorite for left-leaning fans, with Travis Kelce having a long history of espousing progressive views.
But those people are certainly not fans of Butker anymore, after he came out swinging for the Second Amendment.
He knew that he was going to be viciously criticized, especially after the parade shooting after the Super Bowl, but he boldly stood his ground for gun rights.
According to the Daily Citizen, “Speaking recently with a reporter, Butker was asked to reflect on the aftermath of the Chief’s Super Bowl Parade, where one person was killed, and twenty other spectators were injured. The 28-year-old was asked by EWTN for his opinion on the ‘best way to curb gun violence.’”
Here is part of his response: “It’s very unfortunate what happened. Unfortunately, many, many children were injured. A beautiful young lady was killed over someone getting offended, and turning to violence to handle that dispute. It’s so sad. I don’t think guns are the issue. I think we need strong fathers in the home that are being great examples for our youth.”
The media certainly doesn’t want Butker’s message getting out that guns aren’t the issue. After all, most in the press want the public to believe that if we simply took away guns, there would be no more violence.
The article continues, “Politicizing violence has become something of a popular sport, especially when it comes to incidents that involve firearms. There is a pervasive belief that if there were fewer guns or guns were more difficult to obtain, there would be fewer incidents of violence. Yet history shows that perpetrators either figure out a way to illegally obtain a gun – or figure out another to way to exact violence.”
While the Chiefs parade shooting appears to have been a gang dispute of some kind, most mass shooters commit violent acts for attention.
The reason those type of events happen in the U.S. more than other countries is that shooters in the U.S. know they’ll become celebrities. If someone in another country – say, Switzerland – committed a similar act, it would not be a worldwide front-page story.
Harrison Butker knows that, and he was bold enough to say that taking away guns won’t solve the problem of violence.