[The Epoch Times, May 27, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Daphra comprehensive report) Musk gave the media his views on the Texas shooting, scolding the media for focusing too much on the killers, saying the detailed reporting fueled their distorted motives; At the same time, he firmly believed in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on the right of individuals to own firearms.
“The shooter is clearly doing this to get as much attention as possible about the recent events,” Musk wrote, CNBC reported Wednesday (May 25). “Why the media is doing exactly what the mass murderers want. ?”
In a mass shooting in Texas on Tuesday, a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Musk’s views reflect a years-long debate in the media over how much attention should be given to mass murderers, who, because of the newsworthy nature of the shooting, have lavished on the details of the killer’s actions and possible motives. . But many people think that the murderers are there to get attention, and this kind of media coverage is just what they want to get attention.
Texas officials did not immediately reveal a motive for the mass shooting at Rob Elementary School, but they identified the shooter as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a Uvald resident. Law enforcement officials said Ramos acted alone before being shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent.
The shooting at Rob Elementary School is the deadliest shooting at an elementary school in the United States since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012.
Musk’s companies Tesla and SpaceX are both based in Texas, and it has been suggested that he will move Twitter to Texas in the future after the acquisition.
In an email to CNBC on Wednesday, Musk said he supports “rigorous background checks” on all gun sales and restricts the licensing of assault weapons to special circumstances, such as gun shooting range owners, or people living in Crowds in “high risk locations such as gang wars”.
Musk added: “I firmly believe that the right to bear arms is an important safeguard against potential tyranny by governments. Historically, maintaining the power of those in power over the people is why they have not allowed the public to own guns.”
Responsible editor: Li Yuan#