![]() ![]() There are still background check loopholes and despite the fact that 90% of registered voters supporting tighter checks, nothing has been done. “A simple if extremely difficult solution: reduce the number of guns,” he said. The US has more than 400m firearms, which is more than 40% of the global total. He then added: “The biggest reason for the tragedy is the gun.” ![]() “America has witnessed gun tragedy after gun tragedy.” “If you’re heartbroken, if you’re frustrated, you’re not alone,” he said. On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert also focused on the Uvalde shooting. “These are our children.” Stephen Colbert “How does this make sense to anyone?” he asked. Kimmel said that “it isn’t a time for moments of silence, this is a time to be loud” before reminding people that there have been 27 US school shootings so far this year and it’s only May. He continued: “Do i think these men are brave people? No I don’t but man I would love it if these guys surprised me.” To him and the many others who refuse to recognise the danger of guns he said: “It’s OK to admit you made a mistake, it’s not just OK, it’s necessary.” “He’s not a monster, he’s a human being.” “I refuse to believe he’s unaffected by this,” he said. Kimmel then zeroed in on the Texas senator Ted Cruz, who is scheduled to speak at an NRA event this weekend. ![]() “If your solution to children being massacred is armed guards, you haven’t been paying attention to what’s going on,” he said before reminding viewers of the many times that armed guards and police officers have not prevented school shootings. Instead, talk of armed guards is being used by the right. “They won’t pass it because our cowardly leaders just aren’t listening to us, they’re listening to the NRA, they’re listening to those people who write them checks who keep them in power,” he said. The “very least we can do” is insist upon background checks for those seeking to purchase a gun, a law that has been stalled in Congress. “They know what they’ve done and they know what they haven’t done,” he said. He said that while the right will “warn us not to politicise”, it’s important to remember why we are here. ![]()
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