"Let’s stop playing silly political games. Show the carnage on the news. Show the American people the dead children": John Mellencamp issues powerful statement calling for gun control in America

News Break ^ | 2/19/24 | Paul Brannigan

[Impala64ssa]

John Mellencamp has issued a blunt, powerful statement calling for gun control in America.

Posting on his social media channels, the 72-year-old singer/songwriter writes, "Excuse me for stating the obvious truth. I do so out of love for this country and the pain of learning, once again, that children have been killed by gun violence.

"If we as a country want to find the collective will within ourselves to change our gun laws, let’s stop playing silly political games. Show the carnage on the news. Show the American people the dead children and others who have been struck down. Show us what guns and bullets can do to the human body.

The angry comments beneath Mellencamp's statement are an indication of just how badly the issue of gun control divides US citizens.

One comment reads, "When I see what guns can do to children it makes me want to buy another gun to protect children from such carnage."

[1Old Pro]

Show the carnage on the news. Show the American people the dead children and others who have been struck down.

Start by showing the Black kids who shot up a parade in St. Louis and go to the root cause, possibly public school failures, single parent families and not punishing the first offenses.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

You got cuckservatives on our side refusing to say this too.
Minnesota just came out with a stat for 2022. Blacks are just over 6% of the population but committed 72% of the homicides.
We need to separate.

[Gnome1949]

Millions more babies are murdered before they take a first breath.

That is perfectly OK with the Left.

[1Old Pro]

Rich people telling us that we shouldn’t guns - from behind their armed bodyguards and security.

Yep, feeling safe on their low crime Island on Martha's Vineyard where they boot illegals.

[toddausauras]

Sounds good cougar boy...set up some cameras in Chicago and document the carnage.

[Baladas]

yeah, so dumb - you don’t call wrecks “vehicle violence” or plane crashes “airplane violence”. Johnny is just another left-wing tard that had a big man-crush on that conceited politician.

[gundog]

Johnny Cougar was a made up stage name.

[kiryandil]

DeplorablePaul wrote in post #57:

Yup. Mellancamp lives on the exclusive, private Daufuskie Island off of Hilton Head. Pretty safe over there.

Daufuskie Island, located between Hilton Head Island and Savannah, is the southernmost inhabited sea island in South Carolina. It is 5 miles long by almost 2.5 miles wide – approximate surface area of 8 square miles.

Area: 9.61 mi²
Population: 557

Accessible only by ferry or barge, and with a full-time population of just over 400, Daufuskie Island contains environmental preserves, private communities, resorts, Gullah houses, diverse art galleries and history.

[Osage Orange]

Give me a break....people kill people.

ALL colors of people kill people.

[kiryandil]

https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4218762/posts?page=68#68

[escapefromboston]

Why should Americans lose their rights because blacks can’t control themselves?

[Osage Orange]

Huh???

[kiryandil]

The dirty little Lefty pimple Mellonhead lives on exclusive, private Daufuskie Island off of Hilton Head - population, around 400.

No bridge in from the mainland.

[kiryandil]

The dirty little Lefty pimple Mellonhead lives on exclusive, private Daufuskie Island off of Hilton Head - population, around 400.

No bridge in from the mainland.

[BigFreakinToad]

F U. How about seeing the pictures of the dead killed by the invaders coming across the southern boarder you twit.

[EEGator]

They, unfortunately, seem to outnumber us.

[EEGator]

Coward.

[Allegra]

Another dumbass celebritard pontificating from his ivory tower.

Hey Mellenchuckles, anybody with an IQ over “leftist” knows that we desperately need a culture change. This out of control B.S. is brought to you by your heroes Obama, Biden, Hillary, Pelosi, Schumer and that filthy bunch.

Culture change, moron. The 2A is not the cause of this chaos.

[MileHi]

Shut up and don’t sing, John

[1Old Pro]

yep, not exactly the South side of Chicago