Olympic athlete and Runner’s World columnist Nick Symmonds was one of many who passed through Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 1, the day a gunman shot and killed one TSA agent and wounded several others. Though he arrived at the airport after the shooting, the experience left Symmonds contemplating guns in America, to the point where he’s pledged in his newest column not to vote for any political candidate who does not support gun-control legislation.
Want to know what it was like to fly through LAX the day of the shootings? Read this: http://t.co/nEbKSbdQU0
— Nick Symmonds (@NickSymmonds) November 5, 2013
Symmonds has a two-step plan: first, “[b]an assault rifles and handguns for everyone except police and military personnel,” and second, “allow responsible citizens to own rifles and shotguns.” Symmonds says he’d “gladly hand in all of my weapons if I knew that doing so would prevent any more gun-related murders in this country,” but not all of his followers were as eager to have that experiment forced upon them.
https://twitter.com/charlie_time/status/397787945995735040
“@charlie_time: @runnersworld @NickSymmonds stick to running.” ~I am! Trying to make sure I don't get shot in the back while doing so.
— Nick Symmonds (@NickSymmonds) November 5, 2013
@NickSymmonds it's OK to take my tool to protect my family so you feel safe while running? Come visit reality some time.
— robert mendosa (@robert_mendosa) November 5, 2013
@robert_mendosa you can't protect your family with a 12 gauge shot gun? You must be a lousy shot.
— Nick Symmonds (@NickSymmonds) November 5, 2013
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