“My son would have been deeply offended to know his death would be used to promote gun control,” Fallen Officer Eric Talley’s father to TMZ:
In an article: “SLAIN BOULDER COP ERIC TALLEY DAD SAYS DON’T POLITICIZE HIS DEATH… He Was Big Gun Rights Advocate,” TMZ reports on the message from Officer Eric Talley’s father, devastated from his son’s senseless death.
Hearing of their officer’s death is that moment that all families and parents of police officers dread.
“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,” Homer Talley said about his 11-year police veteran son killed in the Boulder shooting that left 10 dead according to TMZ
Eric, an 11-year vet for Boulder PD, was a strong advocate for gun rights, and had an AR-15 he often used for target practice. Homer believes his son would not want his death to be used by gun control zealots any more than he would according to the report.
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa‘s alleged attack was “a senseless act and that is just it. The situation [Eric] found himself in wasn’t one that the government could protect him from. Just because some wacko goes around shooting people doesn’t mean guns need to be taken away. You can’t take away enough guns to protect this country.”
Common sense gun control is needed, Eric’s father said to TMZ; “but to take away that freedom completely is something I am against and my son was against.”
“This week several Boulder Police officers & others responded to a local hospital to formally place Monday’s shooting suspect into custody. As they did, officers informed him the handcuffs used that day were those of Officer Eric Talley. The suspect was then taken to jail 1/2″…Boulder Police
Biden callously exploited the shooting and immediate jumped on the gun control band wagon, even as his Administration and Company call for police defunding, leaving citizens often unprotected with fewer officers.
BACKGROUND The 10 victims of the deadly shoot in in Boulder have the killer has been identified as Ahmad Alissa, 21, reportedly born in Syria.
Chief: Our hearts go out to all families impacted. There are 10 fatalities. She identified slain Police Officer Eric Talley, who was one of the first on the scene. She calls officer’s actions “heroic.”
Police/coroner will not release names of other victims until families have been notified. Chief says she knows there are families waiting in anguish to hear about loved ones: “I am sensitive to that, and we will work around the clock to get this accomplished.”
DA: Calls the injured person in custody the alleged shooter
DA: A reunification center for family members looking for unaccounted for or missing relatives has been established at the CU Event Center. CUPD is assisting with this effort. Witnesses who have not spoken to police are asked to contact Boulder PD at 303-441-3333.