Daily News | Union’s Alejandro Bedoya went to the White House for President Biden’s signing of the gun control bill
in early June demanding action on gun control. It was a rare move by the team as an institution, not just individual players, to speak on a subject when some people would demand that the players stick to sports.66 national team caps
from 2010-17. “Because we all love this country, we think America is probably the greatest country in the world, and most people would agree with that. But there’s definitely things that can improve, and that’s what we’re here for — to make our lives better, to make the lives of everybody around us better.”The subject has come up in the Union locker room, too. Many players who have come here from other countries find the proliferation of guns bewildering.
“We have 15 different countries represented here, and folks from most of those countries don’t have to live in fear,” Bedoya said “The guys from Scandinavia, for the most part, they leave their doors unlocked [in their home countries] and things like that — they can’t imagine doing that here.
So Bedoya takes the time to talk with them about it, in the locker room or on flights to and from road games. “When these things happen, you start talking about it, and of course, you talk about your concerns with what can happen,” he said. “It’s just a shame that we live in a country where gun violence is so pervasive, and a daily occurrence in our lives. I don’t think should be we should be living in a society like that.”
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
Mass shooting survivors joining Biden in urging Congress to ban assault weaponsNEW: President Biden will host an event today marking the passage of the most significant federal gun legislation in nearly three decades and calling on Congress to do more to reduce firearms violence.
Les mer »
PolitiFact - What is the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ and how does the new gun law close it?Until the new gun law passed, federal law only barred a person who was married and convicted of domestic abuse from owning a firearm. The law extends that to people who are dating.
Les mer »
Father of Teen Killed in Parkland Interrupts Biden Speech Touting New Gun LawThe father of a Parkland school shooting victim interrupted President Joe Biden on the White House lawn Monday during an event meant to celebrate a new law aimed at reducing gun violence.
Les mer »
Biden interrupted by parent of mass shooting victim while marking gun law passage'We have to do more than that!' Pres. Biden was interrupted by the father of a Parkland mass shooting victim while marking the first major bipartisan gun legislation to pass through Congress in nearly 30 years.
Les mer »
President Biden reveals the Webb Telescope's stunning first imagePresident Joe Biden released one of Webb's first images Monday at the White House during a preview event with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
Les mer »
President Biden reveals the Webb Telescope's stunning first imagePresident Joe Biden released one of Webb's first images Monday at the White House during a preview event with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
Les mer »