Ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Washington Wizards, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich questioned the purpose of the 2nd Amendment, the Constitution’s guarantee of the right to bear arms.
Popovich, an increasingly vocal critic of President Trump, compared the discussion around stopping gun violence, such as raising the age limit to purchase firearms, to “Band-aids.”
“The obvious elephant in the room is the guns — weapons of war. The magazines,” Popovich said. “The real discussion should be about the 2nd Amendment. Is it useful? Does it serve its purpose the way it was supposed to in the beginning?