Tim Walz On Guns: ‘I’ve Become Friends With School Shooters’
In a recent vice-presidential debate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz made controversial remarks claiming he has “become friends with school shooters” while addressing the issue of gun violence in America. This statement arose during a discussion prompted by CBS moderator Norah O’Donnell, who questioned Walz about his shifting stance on assault weapon bans. Walz referenced his experiences with the parents of Sandy Hook victims and suggested that focusing solely on mental health issues in relation to shootings could lead to stigma, clarifying that not all individuals with mental health problems are violent. He emphasized that sometimes the issue is strictly about access to firearms. In contrast, J.D. Vance highlighted the broader mental health crisis in the U.S. as a significant contributing factor to gun violence, indicating that while it may not be the sole reason, it plays a major role. This exchange underscores the complex and contentious debate around gun control and mental health in the context of firearms legislation.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he had “become friends with school shooters” in Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate when CBS moderators pressed the candidates with a left-wing question on how to curb “gun violence.”
“Governor, you previously opposed an assault weapons ban, but only later in your political career did you change your position,” said Norah O’Donnell. “Why?”
“Yeah, I sat in that office with those Sandy Hook parents,” Walz said, in reference to families of the more than 20 Connecticut children killed by a deranged gunman in 2012.
“I’ve become friends with school shooters,” Walz added. “I’ve seen it.”
Walz suggested people who respond to major shootings by highlighting the shooter’s mental disturbance are “stigmatizing mental health.”
“Just because you have a mental health issue, doesn’t mean you’re violent,” Walz said before claiming that “[s]ometimes it just is the guns. It’s just the guns.”
Vance pointed out the high rates of substance abuse, depression, and anxiety in the United States, culminating in “a mental health crisis in this country.”
“I don’t think it’s the whole reason why we have such a bad gun violence problem, but I do think it’s a big piece of it.”
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