He is a normal human being. Because normal people have empathy for the Parkland kids. Normal people had empathy for the Sandy Hook parents. Instead of blowing off their ideas on gun control, normal people think we need to consider what these people have to say . Kraft is a conservative but is open minded enough to admit things are not right and his side needs to change.
Kraft:
“Think of little kids going to school and seeing bullets in America going over their head,” Kraft said Monday. “Something’s not right, and we’ve got to fix it. And congratulations to these kids for trying to get the attention of this country focused on it. I hope our friends in Washington are smart enough to figure out a way to listen to one another and do something that can be positive.
“I have a big problem with what’s going on in Washington and the divisiveness and no one is listening to one another,” Kraft said. “Forgetting where you stand on this issue, when they called and asked, ‘Would you send a plane to help take the wounded kids and their families?’ Kids who couldn’t go on a normal plane because [they’re injured]. We didn’t hesitate in a minute. All of you who have kids, think about losing one of your kids, who, you wake up in the morning, they go to school and they don’t come home at night. We had a plant right near [the Sandy Hook elementary shootings in 2012], and I had a chance to get involved in a few things there and see how it impacted the parents. I just thought, this is a way for our organization to be able to reach out to these people who were hurting bad. I can’t think of a worse, unnatural thing than losing a child.”
Despite being in an NFL ownership fraternity that often goes far out of its way to avoid political hot-button issues, Kraft’s support of the Parkland shooting victims and survivors has been particularly impassioned. Not only did he donate his plane, he left a personal note for those who traveled on it to the weekend’s rally. The note, which was published Monday by MMQB.com, began with a quote from author and famed anthropologist Margaret Mead, stating:
“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.”
As Kraft said Monday, part of his emotional perspective on gun violence stems from his relationship with Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark over the years, and seeing how the Congresswoman’s life changed forever after surviving a shooting that left her with a significant brain injury.
Kraft:
“Think of little kids going to school and seeing bullets in America going over their head,” Kraft said Monday. “Something’s not right, and we’ve got to fix it. And congratulations to these kids for trying to get the attention of this country focused on it. I hope our friends in Washington are smart enough to figure out a way to listen to one another and do something that can be positive.
“I have a big problem with what’s going on in Washington and the divisiveness and no one is listening to one another,” Kraft said. “Forgetting where you stand on this issue, when they called and asked, ‘Would you send a plane to help take the wounded kids and their families?’ Kids who couldn’t go on a normal plane because [they’re injured]. We didn’t hesitate in a minute. All of you who have kids, think about losing one of your kids, who, you wake up in the morning, they go to school and they don’t come home at night. We had a plant right near [the Sandy Hook elementary shootings in 2012], and I had a chance to get involved in a few things there and see how it impacted the parents. I just thought, this is a way for our organization to be able to reach out to these people who were hurting bad. I can’t think of a worse, unnatural thing than losing a child.”
Despite being in an NFL ownership fraternity that often goes far out of its way to avoid political hot-button issues, Kraft’s support of the Parkland shooting victims and survivors has been particularly impassioned. Not only did he donate his plane, he left a personal note for those who traveled on it to the weekend’s rally. The note, which was published Monday by MMQB.com, began with a quote from author and famed anthropologist Margaret Mead, stating:
“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.”
As Kraft said Monday, part of his emotional perspective on gun violence stems from his relationship with Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark over the years, and seeing how the Congresswoman’s life changed forever after surviving a shooting that left her with a significant brain injury.
