Former Florida and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier spoke out on gun violence in America during the “Inside the Huddle” radio program on WRUF on Florida’s campus.
“I want to say something about another coach, as a coach, a former coach myself,” Spurrier said about the four people killed in a mass shooting in the Atlanta area. “The coach in Winder, Georgia, Apalachee High School got killed in that mass shooting. (Ricky) Aspinwall is his name. He’s the D-coordinator there. And everybody says hearts and prayers go out.
“Why in the world in America are you eligible to walk into a gun store and buy an AR-15 rifle? They should have a sign, ‘If you need a gun for mass school shootings, here’s your AR-15. We’ll give you a discount.’ Why don’t they just put that sign up there?”
The Ole’ Ball Coach wasn’t done.
“That’s the only thing they’re used for,” Spurrier said. “You don’t need them for self-defense. And yet we sit here and say blah, blah, blah. We’re messed up in America to allow sick people to have these guns. And it ain’t going to stop. It ain’t going to stop until they get all these guns out of the way. You can carry a six-shooter, protect yourself, which we’re all for.
“But these AR-15s are for mass shootings in the schools, and we sit here and allow it to happen in America. Makes me sick. All right, I’ve said my piece.”
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.
