Philadelphia Eagles operator Jeffrey Lurie identified as for a ban on "assault weapons with large-capacity journals" and other gun control measures on Friday, just one particular day in advance of 3 folks have been killed and a dozen many others were wounded in a shooting in downtown Philadelphia. 

"These senseless functions of violence will not stop to manifest without having a concerted energy from all those who govern our country and make community plan. As a place, we require to simply call upon our lawmakers to enact tangible alter and deal with this community disaster via appropriate gun protection laws," Lurie claimed in a statement, which the Eagles posted on its Twitter. 

"Sufficient is more than enough! Assault weapons loaded with high-ability magazines are a crystal clear danger to community protection and ought to be banned."

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Shortly right before midnight on Saturday, a gunfight broke out involving several suspects on South Avenue, sending hundreds of folks operating for deal with. 

Philadelphia Eagles proprietor Jeffrey Lurie celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy just after profitable Super Bowl LII in 2018.   (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

Two males and a feminine were killed, and 11 far more victims involving the ages of 17 and 69 were wounded. 

Two handguns were recovered at the scene but no arrests have been made as of Sunday afternoon. 

The Philadelphia Eagles shared Lurie's simply call for gun laws in the wake of the taking pictures, indicating that "in gentle of these ongoing tragedies in our city… this message is a lot more vital than at any time."

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Saturday's gunfight in Philadelphia was the hottest mass shooting to claim the lives of various victims. 

A gunman shot and killed 19 little ones and two grown ups in Uvalde, Texas, on May possibly 24. Just 10 days ahead of that, a gunman opened hearth at a grocery shop in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 men and women. 

Lurie is just one of many higher-profile names in sports who have identified as for gun laws in the wake of the tragedies. 

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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr named for universal qualifications checks in the wake of the Uvalde capturing, stating that Us residents are "remaining held hostage by 50 senators in Washington who refuse to even set it to a vote, regardless of what we the American individuals want."

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said final thirty day period that he would continue to be in the dugout for the the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" due to the fact he is "not all right with the state of this state."