{"id":2348397,"date":"2024-10-01T23:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T03:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-on-guns-ive-become-friends-with-school-shooters\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T00:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T04:00:11","slug":"tim-walz-on-guns-ive-become-friends-with-school-shooters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-on-guns-ive-become-friends-with-school-shooters\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz On Guns: \u2018I\u2019ve Become Friends With School Shooters\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-walz-on-guns-ive-become-friends-with-school-shooters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2348397&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent vice-presidential debate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz made controversial remarks\u2063 claiming he\u200d has &#8220;become friends with school shooters&#8221; while addressing the \u2063issue of gun violence in America. This \u2062statement arose during a discussion prompted by CBS moderator Norah O&#8217;Donnell, who questioned\u2064 Walz about his shifting stance on assault \u200bweapon\u200c bans. Walz referenced his experiences with the parents of Sandy Hook victims and suggested that focusing solely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-closing-beaches-newsom-smugly-suggests-people-hit-the-sand-for-their-mental-health\/\" title=\"Months After Closing Beaches, Newsom Smugly Suggests People Hit the Sand for Their Mental Health\">mental health<\/a> \u2062issues in relation to shootings could lead to stigma, clarifying that not all individuals\u200c with mental \u200chealth problems are violent. He emphasized that sometimes the issue is strictly about access to firearms. In contrast, J.D. Vance highlighted the broader mental health crisis in the U.S. as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-in-5-young-adults-dies-from-excessive-alcohol-consumption\/\" title=\"1 in 5 Young Adults Dies From Excessive Alcohol Consumption\">significant contributing factor<\/a> to gun\u200d violence, indicating that while it may not be the sole reason, it plays \u200ca major role. This\u200c exchange underscores the complex and contentious debate around\u200d gun control and \u2064mental health in the context \u2062of firearms legislation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z5g_ObRA4Y4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PBS NewsHour \/ YouTube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/01\/tim-walz-on-gun-violence-ive-become-friends-with-school-shooters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Tim%20Walz%20On%20Gun%20Violence:%20%E2%80%98I%E2%80%99ve%20Become%20Friends%20With%20School%20Shooters%E2%80%99&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/01\/tim-walz-on-gun-violence-ive-become-friends-with-school-shooters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Tim%20Walz%20On%20Gun%20Violence:%20%E2%80%98I%E2%80%99ve%20Become%20Friends%20With%20School%20Shooters%E2%80%99&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/01\/tim-walz-on-gun-violence-ive-become-friends-with-school-shooters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/01\/tim-walz-on-gun-violence-ive-become-friends-with-school-shooters\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Tim%20Walz%20On%20Gun%20Violence:%20%E2%80%98I%E2%80%99ve%20Become%20Friends%20With%20School%20Shooters%E2%80%99&amp;body=Minnesota%20Gov.%20Tim%20Walz%20said%20he%20had%20'become%20friends%20with%20school%20shooters'%20in%20Tuesday%20night's%20vice-presidential%20debate.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/01\/tim-walz-on-gun-violence-ive-become-friends-with-school-shooters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he had &ldquo;become friends with school shooters&rdquo; in Tuesday night&rsquo;s vice-presidential debate when CBS moderators <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1841299703914516896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pressed<\/a> the candidates with a left-wing question on how to curb &ldquo;gun violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Governor, you previously opposed an assault weapons ban, but only later in your political career did you change your position,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealAmVoice\/status\/1841301087724130696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Norah O&rsquo;Donnell. &ldquo;Why?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f2e95b0138c500bf2e6b92a877c1b30b fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f2e95b0138c500bf2e6b92a877c1b30b\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, I sat in that office with those Sandy Hook parents,&rdquo; Walz said, in reference to families of the more than <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/8py8t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20<\/a> Connecticut children killed by a deranged gunman in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve become friends with school shooters,&rdquo; Walz added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve seen it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"3dRAT9daBJMEHgMLvfbWkTZY5C4k2sjLnqRHp1fVmQlZuUtiSIecOAp0wP35yxDNl1vIzDFsho8hOSxtw07aNPugEF68Ve\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Walz: &#8220;I&#8217;ve become friends with school shooters&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oyO9lsIZts\">pic.twitter.com\/oyO9lsIZts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jordan Chamberlain (@jordylancaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordylancaster\/status\/1841299298509566325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Walz suggested people who respond to major shootings by highlighting the shooter&rsquo;s mental disturbance are &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ama-begs-for-federal-action-on-insidious-crisis-of-physician-burnout\/\" title=\"AMA pleads for federal intervention in &#039;insidious crisis&#039; of doctor burnout.\">stigmatizing mental health<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just because you have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health issue<\/a>, doesn&rsquo;t mean you&rsquo;re violent,&rdquo; Walz said before claiming that &ldquo;[s]ometimes it just is the guns. It&rsquo;s just the guns.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1080a5bedbba11755fce5836f43a3c51 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1080a5bedbba11755fce5836f43a3c51\"><\/div>\n<p>Vance pointed out the high rates of substance abuse, depression, and anxiety in the United States, culminating in &ldquo;a mental health crisis in this country.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s the whole reason why we have such a bad gun violence problem, but I do think it&rsquo;s a big piece of it.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED:[RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/14\/behind-tim-walzs-hunter-facade-is-a-plan-to-take-your-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Behind Tim Walz&rsquo;s &lsquo;Hunter&rsquo; Facade Is A Plan To Take Your Guns<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"UY3y4q\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JD Vance points out &ldquo;we, unfortunately, have a mental health crisis in this country&rdquo; contributing to gun violence <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZSQduzdOj1\">pic.twitter.com\/ZSQduzdOj1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julia &#127482;&#127480; (@Jules31415) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jules31415\/status\/1841300376810611016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ce04fcaf83690bec7035434fb7aa8f3c fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ce04fcaf83690bec7035434fb7aa8f3c\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. 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