On March 27, tragic news of six lives lost too soon in a shooting at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, surfaced. Journalist Megyn Kelly has spoken in with disgust and indignation as the tragic occurrence has reignited conversations about gun regulation.
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President Joseph Biden spoke out against automatic guns, referring to them as “weapons of war,” according to NBC News. The nation’s leader decried the issue of gun violence, saying it was critical to address in order to protect our children. “learn how to read and write instead of duck and cover in the classroom.” He once more urged Progressives to exert pressure on Republicans to budge on the topic of a total assault weapons ban on Capitol Hill.
When discussing the concerns with Jason Whitlock, presenter of BlazeTV’s “Fearless,” and other guests on her March 29 podcast, Kelly slammed reform proponents. She acknowledged that some members of the transgender community blamed conservatives for their problems, but she argued that if they “want to play that game,” the Right should respond by demonstrating how progressive language was the fuel that was causing the flame to burn out of control.
In the wake of catastrophes involving firearms, Kelly spoke out against the “crazy anti-gun activists” and their contempt for the efficacy of “thoughts and prayers.” She emphasized that folks on the Left appeared to have sympathy for those who also believed that firearms were the issue, but not for anybody else. Kelly referred to the movement to outlaw firearms as a “obsession” and emphasized that even without access to weapons, society still contains criminals who are capable of horrible deeds.
Concerns expressed by conservative commenters over the transgender identification of the Nashville gunman have sparked a discussion about the role of hormone treatment and mental health in gun violence. Stronger rules, according to proponents of harsher gun control legislation, may have stopped the killer from getting his lethal arsenal. These opposing points of view highlight how nuanced and contentious the current American discussion on mental health and gun rights is.
