Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes didn’t jump right into talking about gun control after the Super Bowl parade shooting because he needed more education on the subject. Told.
After winning Super Bowl LVIII, the Chiefs took to the streets of Kansas City, Missouri with approximately 1 million fans to celebrate their second straight championship.
The event resulted in gunfire, injuring 24 people and killing a 43-year-old mother. At least six people opened fire that day.
Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, visited their children in the hospital and donated to victims’ funds, but the quarterback did not speak out about gun control after the incident. It’s the norm for many celebrities.he decided to tell time Why did you feel it was inappropriate to comment at the time?
“I continue to educate myself,” he told the outlet. “I don’t want to be too quick to react or make swaying comments based on something that actually takes a lot of education to learn. But I don’t want to try to find a solution in some way to stop things like this. I know I have to find it.”
Mahomes’ teammate, kicker Harrison Butker, said directly that he believes strong fathers are the solution to gun violence and other crimes.
“I know gun violence has been a hot topic, but at the end of the day, it’s decadent violence and it shouldn’t happen,” he said.
“I don’t think guns are the problem. I think families need fathers who are good role models for young people,” Butker said.
However, MVP Mahomes has not shied away from being politically active in the past. In 2020, he joined other Black NFL players in creating a video asking the question, “What if I was George Floyd?” It directed the NFL to denounce racism.
The video also shows footage of Colin Kaepernick, who started the trend of kneeling during the national anthem, and urges the league to “admit” that it was wrong to “silence players from peacefully protesting.” I asked for it.
Mahomes has participated in voting campaigns in the past alongside the highly politically active LeBron James, and will likely do the same in the 2024 presidential election, although he has no intention of endorsing any candidate. He said no.
“I don’t want to pressure anyone to vote for a particular president,” he said. “I want people to speak up, no matter who they believe. I want people to do research.”
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