Conor McGregor makes highly controversial suggestion to prevent school shootings after Nashville incident
Reacting to the recent Nashville school shooting, UFC superstar Conor McGregor made a controversial proposition.
'Notorious' initially praised the AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) alert system, which was set up as a legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped and brutally murdered while riding her way home.
McGregor then went on to call for armed bodyguards in every school, citing his own example. The Irishman claims to have had a covert bodyguard in place while his children were attending school in America.
Claiming that his idea would have prevented the Nashville school shooting, Conor McGregor wrote on Twitter:
"Just got an “Amber alert” to my phone while here in Orlando. A smart and quick set up that alerts everyone there is a child missing and with full description and detail also. Very smart. I would like to see armed protection at each school also. I have had my children at school here while stateside and have had my own armed guard present at the school. This was prior to the most recent school shooting also. If she shot her way in to that school from the outside, my guard, who is tucked away, armed and unseen, would have seen her and taken her down. Saving those children’s lives. May God and his best people on this earth protect our children! ❤️🙏"
Just got an “Amber alert” to my phone while here in Orlando. A smart and quick set up that alerts everyone there is a child missing and with full description and detail also. Very smart. I would like to see armed protection at each school also. I have had my children at school… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… https://t.co/N7gddl5bSw
The Nashville school shooting wasn't the only mass shooting that caught Conor McGregor's attention
Audrey E. Hale, a 28-year-old former student of the Covenant school in Nashville, who lived in the area, opened fire on the school premises and killed six people. According to police, the shooter was being treated for emotional disorder.
The Nashville school shooting is one of many mass shootings that have become frequent occurrences in the U.S. One such tragedy, the infamous Las Vegas shooting, caught the attention of Conor McGregor back in 2017.
64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock opened fire on a country music festival, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 500 near the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino. 'Devastated' on hearing the news, McGregor wrote on Instagram:
"Absolutely devastated upon hearing the news in Las Vegas. A city with so much energy and life. A city of celebration and enjoyment. A city so close to my heart. I pray for all the victims, their families, and everyone affected by this senseless act of violence 🙏"