Officer Eric Talley, who died in the March 22 mass shooting at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket (Web Photo)
Homer Talley, the father of police officer Eric Talley, who died in a mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket recently, told the media not to politicize his son’s death. He spoke of his son’s strong support for the Constitution’s Second Amendment and as a supporter of pro-gun rights. He believes Eric would not want to see his death used to promote gun control.
Homer told TMZ Media that Eric worked for the Boulder City Police Department for 11 years and was a strong advocate of gun rights. He owns an AR-15 rifle, which he regularly uses for target shooting. The debate over changing gun laws has erupted in the media recently, and Homer believes that despite the tragedy that cost his son his Life, he doesn’t blame gun rights …… and he doesn’t think Eric does either.
My son would be deeply offended to know that his death would be used to promote gun control,” Homer said. He loved to shoot before he became a police officer. He had an AR-15 rifle that he often used for target practice.”
Homer was saddened by his son’s death in the line of duty. He told the media, “He (Eric) took his job very seriously. He had seven children, the youngest of whom was seven years old. He loved his children and his Family more than anything. He joined the police force when he was 40 years old. He wanted to find a job that would take him away from the front lines. He wanted to learn to operate a drone and become a drone operator. He didn’t want his family to go through something like this and he believed in Jesus Christ.”
Recap of the incident
Eric, 51, was the first officer to respond to the 911 call on Monday afternoon, March 22, according to multiple media reports. The caller said in the call that a gunman was inside a Boulder supermarket called King Soopers and was attacking customers and employees inside the store. Eric was the first to arrive at the supermarket scene around 2:30 p.m. and was fatally shot, becoming one of the 10 victims of the shooting.
The day after the mass shooting, President Joe Biden called on the Senate to pass a new round of gun control measures on March 23. Biden said he wants to take immediate action to address gun violence and “doesn’t want to wait a minute, let alone an hour.”
Biden urged the House and Senate to ban “assault weapons. He said he did so when he was a senator. “As a senator, I did this …… We can do it again,” Biden said.
Biden also called on the Senate to pass two House bills to close the gun sales background check loophole.
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