The father of Boulder’s murdered police officer, Eric Talley, said his son was a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment – and would have hated to see his death used for political purposes.
“My son would be deeply offended to learn that his death would be used to promote gun control. Before he was an officer, he liked to shoot,” Homer Talley told TMZ of the 11-year-old veteran, who was among the 10 people killed. at a King Soopers Supermarket on Monday.
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The bereaved father told the media that the late hero policeman owned an AR-15, which he used to target shooting.
Boulder policeman Eric Talley was among ten killed on Monday during a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado. (Boulder Police Department)
The accused mass shooter Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa bought a Ruger AR0556 AR-15 pistol on March 16, shortly after the gun was legalized in the city.
After the shooting, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden is considering possible executive orders on gun control.
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But Talley called Alissa’s alleged attack “a meaningless act and that’s it. The situation [Eric] he found himself in was not someone from whom the government could protect him. “
He added: “Just because some nutcase goes around shooting people does not mean that the weapons need to be removed. You cannot take out enough weapons to protect this country.”
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While recognizing the need for common sense gun laws, Talley said that “taking that freedom completely is something I am against and my son was against.”
He also told TMZ that he is already losing his temper at the murder of his son.
“My family and my son are people of faith, we understand forgiveness and that is necessary not only for the sniper, but for ourselves,” he told the outlet.