{"id":309693,"date":"2021-03-25T13:30:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T17:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=309693"},"modified":"2021-03-25T13:31:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T17:31:04","slug":"fallen-boulder-police-officer-would-have-been-deeply-offended-at-being-used-to-advocate-for-gun-control-family-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fallen-boulder-police-officer-would-have-been-deeply-offended-at-being-used-to-advocate-for-gun-control-family-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallen Boulder Police Officer Would Have Been \u2018Deeply Offended\u2019 At Being Used To Advocate For Gun Control, Family Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/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%2Ffallen-boulder-police-officer-would-have-been-deeply-offended-at-being-used-to-advocate-for-gun-control-family-says%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=309693&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3460.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Boulder police officer Eric Talley would have been \u201cdeeply offended\u201d to know that his death was being used to push for stricter gun control measures, his father told TMZ in an interview on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Talley was one of ten people killed in a mass shooting that took place at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday. According to CNN, the 51-year-old father of seven was the first Boulder police officer to respond to a call of shots fired, and he is the first Boulder police officer to fall in the line of duty in nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>His father told the entertainment news outlet, however, that Talley would have been shocked to know that his death was being used by federal legislators \u2014 and even the president \u2014 to push for greater restrictions on guns, and that his son was a supporter of Second Amendment rights and owned his own AR-15.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy 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,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/03\/25\/boulder-colorado-officer-eric-talley-killed-gunman-ar-15-owner\/\">Homer Talley told TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Homer Talley also resisted suggesting that Monday\u2019s mass shooting was indicative of any larger problem with guns, gun culture, or violence. Talley told TMZ that the massacre was \u201ca senseless act and that is just it. The situation [Eric] found himself in wasn\u2019t one that the government could protect him from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust because some wacko goes around shooting people doesn\u2019t mean guns need to be taken away. You can\u2019t take away enough guns to protect this country,\u201d Talley added. \u201cTo take away that freedom completely is something I am against and my son was against.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Talley later added that he is coming to terms with his son\u2019s death and working to forgive his attacker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy family and my son are people of faith, we understand forgiveness and that is necessary for not just the shooter, but for ourselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged gunman was in court in Boulder on Thursday, where he was arranged on 10 counts of first-degree murder. Although law enforcement has yet to establish a firm motive in the shooting, the alleged gunman\u2019s family told media on Tuesday that they believe he suffers from mental illness, and a number of people who came into contact with the alleged shooter in the past reported erratic and often aggressive behavior.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged gunman was also reportedly \u201cknown to the FBI\u201d because he was connected to another individual that the FBI had under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden and other Democrats have proposed a number of gun control measures in the wake of Monday\u2019s mass shooting, including passage of two House bills dramatically expanding federal background checks and curbing some gun sales, and, potentially, executive orders.<\/p>\n<p>Boulder\u2019s police chief honored Eric Talley in a press conference earlier this week, noting that Talley had joined the police department as a second career after spending most of his life working in business and technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to tell you the heroic action of this officer when he responded to the scene,\u201d she said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t have to go into policing, but he felt a higher calling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that Talley \u201cwilling to die to protect others\u201d and that he was \u201ceverything policing deserves and needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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