Caleb Keeter, a guitarist for Josh Abbot Band – one of the acts that performed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas where a gunman took the lives of 59 people and wounded over 500, has issued a statement about gun control.
In the statement the musician denounces the 2nd amendment and that his standpoint on gun control has drastically changed. “I’ve been a proponent of the 2nd amendment my entire life. Until the events of last night. I cannot express how wrong I was.” He continues, “We need gun control RIGHT. NOW.”
That being said, I’ll not live in fear of anyone. We will regroup, we’ll come back, and we’ll rock your fucking faces off. Bet on it.
— Caleb Keeter (@Calebkeeter) October 2, 2017
Following the statement Keeter tweeted “I’ll not live in fear of anyone. We will regroup, we’ll come back, and we’ll rock your fucking faces off. Bet on it.” Read Caleb Keeter’s full statement below.
“I’ve been a proponent of the 2nd amendment my entire life. Until the events of last night. I cannot express how wrong I was. We actually have members of our crew with CHL licenses, and legal firearms on the bus.
They were useless.
We couldn’t touch them for fear police might think we were part of the massacre and shoot us. A small group (or one man) laid waste to a city with dedicated, fearless police officers desperately trying to help, because of access to an insane amount of fire power.
Enough is enough.
Writing my parents and the love of my life as a goodbye last night and a living will because I felt like I wasn’t going to live through the night was enough for me to realize that this is completely and totally out of hand. These rounds were powerful enough that my crew guys just standing in a close proximity of a victim shot by this fucking coward received shrapnel wounds
We need gun control RIGHT. NOW.
My biggest regret is that I stubbornly didn’t realize it until my brothers on the road and myself were threatened by it.
We are unbelievably fortunate to not be among the number of victims killed or seriously wounded by this maniac.”
Josh Abbot Band confirmed that all the group’s members and their crew are safe. The band have issued their own statement about the tragic events which reads: “We are deeply disturbed by this horrific act of violence and send our thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families. It was a long awful night but we are blessed to be alive and healthy. Hug your loved ones tight.”
