The “Small Town” singer criticized the politicians for their response to the gun violence, saying that “they do not make a fuss about our children”. “In America alone, 21 people can be killed and a week later buried and forgotten, with a shabby little miniature, a vague idea of some sort of gun control law on senators’ desks,” the 70-year-old musician and painter wrote on Twitter. on Tuesday, referring to the May 24 shooting at Uvalde School in Texas. “What kind of people are we who claim to care about life?” he continued. For you to know, whoever reads this … politicians do not give af *** for you, they do not give af *** for me, and they do not give af *** for our children. “ He concluded, “So, having this happy thought in mind, have a happy summer, because it will take some time for it to happen again.” Mellencamp comments came Tuesday as the Senate voted in favor of a new bipartisan arms control bill. It will strengthen background checks and give authorities up to 10 working days to review the records of juvenile and under-21 arms buyers. Funding will also be available to help states enforce red flag laws as well as to expand mental health resources in communities and schools and enhance school safety, among others. It will not include raising the minimum age for the purchase of assault weapons from 18 to 21 or banning high-volume magazines such as the House of Representatives bills passed earlier this month. The Uvalde sniper legally bought an AR-15 rifle on May 17 – a day after he turned 18. Three days later, he bought a second rifle and in the meantime bought 375 rounds. On May 24, he killed 19 fourth graders and two elementary school teachers in Robb. The gunman also shot his grandmother in the face. The story goes on Mellencamp has long spoken out against armed violence, and along with 200 other artists and musicians in 2016 are calling for gun reform after the Orlando nightclub shooting. Following the shooting in Uvalde, he told MSNBC’s The Beat last week that news agencies should begin showing the massacre in schools to open the eyes of those who oppose the reform. “I do not know if you are old enough, but I remember when Vietnam first started and it was a talk on the news,” said the father of five. “But then, when they started showing dead teenagers, people did something about it and the country came together. I think we should start showing the slaughter of these children who died in vain … If we do not show it, then they die in vain, because they will just pass more bulls *** laws as if they are trying to pass now. Show us. “Let the country see what a machine gun can do to a child’s head.”
