Norfolk DA Blames Old Dominion Shooting on 'Cult of Gun Absolutism'

On Thursday, Norfolk, Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi blamed the Old Dominion University shooting on the “cult of gun absolutism.”

The commonwealth’s attorney in Virginia is basically equivalent to district attorneys in other states.

He said:

We live in a country where people care more about guns than they care about six-year-old children. They care more about guns than they care about synagogue worshippers. And they care more about guns than they do about college students….And until there is the political will to break the spell of the cult of gun absolutism, you will see more incidents like this. So if you’re looking for somebody to blame, don’t look at anybody up here. Look at our lawmakers who don’t have the courage to implement sensible gun control measures. Look to a Supreme Court that enables them. And do something about it.

FOX News noted that Fatehi doubled down after facing backlash for his statement, saying, “I absolutely stand by what I said. It is the truth, no matter how much the gun lobby wants to deny it.”

Fatehi did not mention that Old Dominion University’s campus is a gun-free zone, but the gun-free designation did not prevent the attack.

Breitbart News noted the alleged Old Dominion attacker was a former National Guardsman who was sentenced to prison in 2017 for supporting ISIS. He said “Allah Akbar” Thursday as he commenced his attack.

The attacker was subdued and killed by ROTC members.

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