'My kids going to school right now doesn't allow me to sleep at night very well because of guns,' Wade said
. It was the second deadliest shooting at a K-12 school in the United States since 2012, when 26 children and adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School."My kids going to school right now doesn't allow me to sleep at night very well because of guns," Wade told CNN's Poppy Harlow at the Time 100 Summit."Guns have not been a positive for my family at all. I've lost a few cousins to gun violence.
The former Miami Heat star, who amassed three NBA championship rings and 13 All-Star appearances during a 16-year, Hall-of-Fame-worthy career, recalls recently attending his daughter's school recital. Wade says he was so preoccupied with a potential shooting that he was unable to enjoy the performance.
Since the shooting, lawmakers have faced increased calls to enact meaningful gun legislation reform. At Tuesday's White House press briefing, actor Matthew McConaughey, a Uvalde native, called for universal background checks, raising the minimum age for purchasing an AR-15 to 21, a waiting period for purchasing AR-15s and the implementation of red flag laws.
"So for me, it's like: 'Listen, let's just take all the politics out ... let's take all that out. We're human. This is a human act that is happening and it's sad.'"Wade lists his transgender daughter, Zaya, as one of the most influential people in his life.
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