“Congress, do something now. End gun violence!” Bedoya shouted into a field microphone after scoring a goal.
Bedoya, 32, grew up Weston, Fla., about 15 minutes away from Parkland, where 17 people were shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on Feb. 14, 2018. He honored those victims by wearing an “MSD Strong” T-shirt under his jersey at the Union’s home opener weeks later.
Bedoya said a friend from back home encouraged him Sunday to use his platform to speak out for gun control. He got the opportunity early in the game. “For me, to see that again happen this morning about another incident in two days — 30 people dead or something? — it’s absurd, man,” Bedoya said. “I’m not going to sit idly and watch this stuff happen and not say something. Before I’m an athlete, before I’m a soccer player, I’m a human being first.”
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