Eric Talley, Boulder Police officer who had died in a supermarket massacre was a second amendment advocate who owned an AR-15.
His father, Homer Talley, tells sources “My son would have been deeply offended to know his death would be used to promote gun control. Before he was an officer, he enjoyed shooting.”
He tells sources this due to the announcement of Biden’s of being open to executive action for enforcing a stronger gun control policy in the United States.
Officer Eric Talley, one of the victims of the Colorado shooting, was a father-of-seven who joined the police force in 2010. He changed his current job — at the time — in order to work on the front line.
Homer Talley tells sources that his son was a gun enthusiast, owning an AR-15 rifle that is similar to Ruger AR-556 used in the massacre.
His son was one of the first to have shown up at the scene at King Soopers, gunman Ahmad Alissa opened fire in the supermarket parking lot, killing them alongside another eight more individuals.
The mass shooting resulted in calls from Washington to enforce stricter gun controls, but Talley’s father believes that no matter what the government does, stronger laws would not have protected his son from the incident.
The suspect, Alissa, made one of his first court appearances and is facing ten counts of murder. Attorneys are asking for three months in order to determine his mental health, and prosecution asked for them to speed up the process since they are expected to file more chargers against the man once the crime scene is processed.
There was no plea to be entered and continues to be held without bond. The shooter was described as a “loser” and had anger management issues ever since he was young. His motive is still not confirmed, for they don’t know the true cause of his attack.
Talley’s father talks about how his son “didn’t want to put his family through something like this.point 203 |
He loved his kids and his family more than anything.point 43 | ” Paying tribute to Talley, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold acknowledged Talley’s son becoming a police officer due to his “higher calling.point 181 | He’s everything policing needs and deserves.point 226 |
He was willing to die to protect others.point 33 | ”point 40 | 1
Joe Biden announces his plan to enforce stronger gun laws: “We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country once again. This should not be a partisan issue. It’s an American issue. It will save lives. American lives. We have to act.”
Homer comments: “To take away freedom completely is something I am against and my son was against. My family and son are people of faith, we understand forgiveness and that is necessary for not just the shooter, but for ourselves.”