Shaq says a gun ban won’t stop school shootings; suggests giving more funding to cops

By Breck Dumas

In an interview with WABC-AM on Wednesday, Shaquille O’Neal told the “Curtis and Cosby” show that law enforcement needs more support, and a gun ban isn’t the answer for stopping school shootings.

O’Neal, who lives in Florida, said the recent mass murder at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland struck a chord with him. He explained, “You know it was a very, very sad incident. Close to my heart. I actually live in Fort Lauderdale. I actually knew the sheriff, called him and told him he did a wonderful job.”

ESPN reported that O’Neal proffered, “the government should give law enforcement more money. Give more money, you recruit more people and the guys that are not ready to go on the streets, you put them in front of the schools. You put ’em in front of the schools, you put ’em behind the schools, you put ’em inside the schools, and we need to pass information…I would like to see police officers in schools, inner cities, private schools.”

Responding to recent calls for a gun ban in light of the Parkland tragedy, O’Neal said, “There’s a lot of these weapons already on the streets. So it’s not like, …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze