"Ban all assault weapons ASAP" - Chris Evert, Brad Gilbert & tennis world condemn latest incident of school shooting in US state of Tennessee

Tennis legends Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, and tennis journalist Brad Gilbert condemned gun violence in the USA following the school shooting in Tennessee. The tennis fraternity took to social media to call for a ban on all assault weapons in the country.

Six lives were lost in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, three of whom were children. The shooter was identified as an ex-student of the school. This was the 13th school shooting incident in the country.

American tennis legend Chris Evert took to Twitter to express her views on the matter. She shared a post featuring a Tennessee congressman posing for a Christmas picture with his children, each holding a firearm. Evert expressed how disturbing this was.

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“That’s disturbing,” read her tweet accompanied by a sad emoji.

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Chris Evert

@ChrissieEvert

That’s disturbing… twitter.com/krassenstein/s…

Brian Krassenstein

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Meet Andy Ogles.

While America is calling for "Gun Reform Now," Andy is the US Congressman for Tennessee's 5th district, which makes up part of Nashville, where a shooter just took the lives of 7 Americans, including 3 children.

Andy thinks that taking Christmas photos with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Meet Andy Ogles.

While America is calling for "Gun Reform Now," Andy is the US Congressman for Tennessee's 5th district, which makes up part of Nashville, where a shooter just took the lives of 7 Americans, including 3 children.

Andy thinks that taking Christmas photos with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… https://t.co/qnKTD6z1Al

That’s disturbing…😖 twitter.com/krassenstein/s…

Evert’s rival and friend, Martina Navratilova, also expressed shock at the statistic that at least 16 million Americans own the AR-15 firearm.

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Martina Navratilova

@Martina

No comment… twitter.com/dabeard/status…

David Beard

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At first, the gun industry recoiled from the bone-pulverizing AR-15. Now 16 million Americans own at least one. The AR-15 owners are more likely to be white, male and between the ages of 40 and 65. washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03…

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At first, the gun industry recoiled from the bone-pulverizing AR-15. Now 16 million Americans own at least one. The AR-15 owners are more likely to be white, male and between the ages of 40 and 65. washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03…

No comment… twitter.com/dabeard/status…

Meanwhile, tennis analyst Brad Gilbert opined that all assault weapons must be banned ASAP. He also called the USA’s laws on guns “insanity.”

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“I have written so many times about my hate of guns, our laws on guns is the definition of insanity, another senseless mass school shooting yesterday in Nashville and same rhetoric from politicians, never emergency meetings to stop ban all assault weapons asap” Gilbert tweeted.

Brad Gilbert

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I have written so many times about my hate of guns, our laws on guns is the definition of insanity, another senseless mass school shooting yesterday in Nashville and same rhetoric from politicians, never emergency meetings to stop 🛑 ban all assault weapons asap

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I have written so many times about my hate of guns, our laws on guns is the definition of insanity, another senseless mass school 🏫 shooting yesterday in Nashville 🙏 and same rhetoric from politicians, never 👎 emergency 🚨 meetings to stop 🛑 ban all assault weapons asap

Chris Evert also retweeted a picture with a clear message that people should not be allowed to have guns, and the time for thoughts and prayers is gone; it is time for action.

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“British tabloids very often are brutal” - Chris Evert supports Prince Harry in his privacy intrusion battle

Chris Evert speaks out against British Media

American tennis legend Chris Evert has spoken out in support of Prince Harry in his legal battle against the Daily Mail.

The 18-time Grand Slam champion has sided with the royal family against Prince Harry and Meghan Markle over past issues.

However, this time around, the 68-year-old has voiced her opinion in their favor, stating that the British outlet has been known to cross the line.

“There are many wonderful journalists in England, but I have to say, for the most part, the British tabloids very often are brutal and do cross the lines of integrity. I agree with Prince Harry on this one…” Evert tweeted.

Chris Evert

@ChrissieEvert

There are many wonderful journalists in England, but I have to say, for the most part, the British tabloids very often are brutal and do cross the lines of integrity. I agree with Prince Harry on this one…

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There are many wonderful journalists in England, but I have to say, for the most part, the British tabloids very often are brutal and do cross the lines of integrity. I agree with Prince Harry on this one…

As per CNN, Prince Harry and Sir Elton John have joined hands to file a lawsuit against the Daily Mail for “abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy."

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