Another mass shooting occurred in the United States, where at least 19 children and 2 adults were strafed by the perpetrators, at a school in Texas. Elon Musk also raised his voice so that similar tragedies do not happen again in the future.
Elon Musk, in a letter to CNBC quoted by us, blamed the media for paying so much attention to the killer. People like him are very hungry for attention.
"The shooter was clearly doing this to get as much attention as possible. Why would the media actually do what this mass murderer wanted?" wrote the SpaceX and Tesla boss.
Elon himself currently lives in Texas. Two of his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, have huge facilities in the state that prompted him to speak up. The Tesla factory there was only officially opened last April.
The man who was born in South Africa supports that the purchaser of all firearms must be thoroughly checked for background. Then, the sale of assault rifles should be limited to people in special situations, for example their homes are in crime-prone locations.
On the other hand, Elon Musk still supports gun ownership, among other things, to prevent the government from becoming a tyrant.
"I firmly believe in the right to own a gun as an important safeguard against potentially tyrannical governments. Historically, maintaining power was the reason why those in power did not allow citizens to own guns," he said.
The regulation of firearms has indeed become a hot debate in Uncle Sam's country and an agreement has not yet been found, although the victims continue to fall. Democrats tend to want to limit gun ownership and Republicans do the opposite.