US EditionSenate Republican on NYC shooting: ‘We don’t need more gun control. We need more idiot control’
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, JUL 29 – Senator Kennedy argues mental health and law enforcement tactics, not gun control, are key to preventing violence after a mass shooting killed four, including an NYPD officer.
- Shane Tamura, a gunman armed with an AR-15, carried out the attack after driving from Las Vegas, according to police.
- Despite New York’s strict gun laws, the attacker went unimpeded, with Dana Loesch noting the weapon was likely illegal and Senator John Kennedy saying 'None of these stopped this madman.'
- Authorities reported Shane Devon Tamura, armed with an AR-15, carried out the attack after driving from Las Vegas.
- Senator John Kennedy dismissed calls for tighter gun regulations, saying, `We don't need more gun control, we need more idiot control`, and suggested reinstating stop-and-frisk.
- On Tuesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul blamed weak gun laws in other states, while Republicans opposed renewing the federal assault weapons ban, amid ongoing debates on gun control.
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Sen. Kennedy: Need Idiot Control, Not Gun Control
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Sen. John Kennedy weighs in on Park Ave skyscraper shooting: ‘We don’t need more gun control, we need more idiot control’
Sen. John Kennedy dismissed the idea of tightening up gun laws -- instead suggesting that the city brings back the stop-and-frisk tactic to combat gun violence.
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