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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Borough has urged US lawmakers to enact new gun control legislation to “make it more difficult” for people to buy “those crazy guns,” a likely reference to long guns.
The NFL star made the comments during a press conference Tuesday, when he said he didn’t think people should be able to “walk into” a gun store and buy a firearm and that there should be a “strict process” for buying a gun.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow prepares before the NFL 56th football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Englewood, California.
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Americans wishing to purchase a firearm from a licensed gun store are currently required to undergo background checks.
“With everything that’s going on, if you’re not going to ban everything, you have to at least make it hard to get those crazy guns that everyone else is using,” Borough said. “I don’t think you should be able to walk in there and just buy one. You should be able to go through a rigorous process to buy something like that, I think.”
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“I hope the people who get paid to make those decisions are the ones who come up with that. My job is to play football, but I hope the politicians can figure that out,” he continued.
Borough’s comments come after a string of recent mass shootings in New York, Texas and elsewhere.
Other sports figures such as Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr have spoken out in favor of new gun control measures in recent weeks.
“When are we going to do something? I’m tired,” Kerr said at a news conference in May following the school shooting in Ovaldi, Texas. “I’m tired of getting up here and offering my condolences to the bereaved families out there. I’m so tired. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sick of moments of silence. Enough.”
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Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors speaks to the media during a press conference prior to Game Two of the 2022 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics on June 5, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California.
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On Sunday, a group of senators announced a bipartisan gun control framework. The proposal includes funding for school safety, investments in mental health services, expanded background checks for gun purchasers under the age of 21, grants for states with red flag laws, penalties for purchasing straw firearms, and new protections for victims of domestic violence.
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The procedure will also clarify the definition of a federally licensed firearms dealer.
President Joe Biden has said he will sign the legislation into law if it passes in the House and Senate.
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“With bipartisan support, there are no excuses for delay, and no reason not to move quickly in the Senate and House,” the president said in a statement. “Every day that passes, more children are being killed in this country: the sooner it comes to my office, the sooner I sign it, and the sooner we can use these measures to save lives.”