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LeBron James: ‘There’s No Room for Guns’

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James called for more gun control in the aftermath of Thursday’s mass murder at an Oregon community college and the killing of a five-month-old in Cleveland by a drive-by shooter.

King James decreed to the press, “There’s no room for guns.”

The four-time MVP initially reserved his frustration for the drive-by shooting in Cleveland that resulted in the death of a baby. He called for more restraint and accountability.

“Obviously you’re not going to be able to take every gun out,” James told the press on Friday. “I don’t know how you can do that.”

James, a relatively apolitical figure early in his basketball career, has increasingly waded into controversies since the killing of Trayvon Martin in 2012. He appeared with his Miami Heat teammates wearing hoodies in tribute to Martin in the aftermath of the teen’s killing and wore an “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirt memorializing Staten Island singles-cigarette salesman Eric Garner who died as a result of a physical altercation with police.

“There’s so many around now, today,” James said of guns on Friday. “But if there’s some stipulations behind it or some penalties, some big time penalties or rules or regulations about carrying firearms, legal or illegal, people will second-guess themselves.”

Cleveland enacted new, strict gun-control provisions earlier this year. Umpqua Community College expressly prohibits the possession, use, and brandishing of firearms on its campus.


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LeBron James: “There’s no room for guns”

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James said “there’s no room for guns” as he decried the latest tragedy involving a child being killed in Cleveland.

James said he was at home with his three kids Thursday when he learned about the death of a 5-month-girl in a drive-by shooting — the third fatal shooting of a child in the city in four weeks — and “it automatically hit me.” James initially reacted with several posts on Twitter, calling for calm and change.

The NBA star, who has never shied away from political issues, spoke after practice Friday about the need for stricter national gun laws.

James didn’t hear President Barack Obama’s impassioned speech following the mass shooting at an Oregon community college campus, but “I know what I see. I know how I feel.”

James believes some of the educational work he does with his family’s foundation can help curb violence.