ORLANDO — It wasn’t quite a call for gun control, but New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft had a message for Washington politicians Monday: Something needs to be fixed in the wake of the Parkland (Florida) school shooting, and he’s applauding the students who are pressing for meaningful legislation.
Kraft recently made headlines by lending his private jet to a group of Parkland students in the aftermath of the school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School. The Patriots owner said Monday from the NFL owner’s meetings that he contributed his plane after being reached by retired astronaut Mark Kelly, a family friend who is the husband of former Representative Gabby Giffords, who suffered partial paralysis from a 2011 shooting.