{"id":55854,"date":"2016-04-12T09:31:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T13:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=55854"},"modified":"2016-04-12T09:31:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T14:28:30","slug":"nfl-coach-on-shooting-death-of-former-player-i-hate-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nfl-coach-on-shooting-death-of-former-player-i-hate-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Coach on Shooting Death of Former Player: \u2018I Hate Guns\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_55855\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dal_u_spayton_cr_576.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nfl-coach-on-shooting-death-of-former-player-i-hate-guns\" title=\"NFL Coach on Shooting Death of Former Player: \u2018I Hate Guns\u2019\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55855\" title=\"NFL Coach on Shooting Death of Former Player: \u2018I Hate Guns\u2019\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dal_u_spayton_cr_576-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Saints couch Sean Payton. (Photo: OperationSports.com)\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dal_u_spayton_cr_576-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dal_u_spayton_cr_576-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dal_u_spayton_cr_576.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saints coach Sean Payton. (<em>Photo: OperationSports.com<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton made no bones about his hatred of guns following the shooting death of his former player, Will Smith, who was killed following a suspected road-rage incident Saturday evening in the city\u2019s Lower Garden District.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hate guns,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nfl-coach-on-shooting-death-of-former-player-i-hate-guns\" title=\"NFL Coach on Shooting Death of Former Player: \u2018I Hate Guns\u2019\">USA Today Sports<\/a> in a phone interview. \u201cI find myself leaning to the right on some issues. But on this issue, I can\u2019t wrap my brain around it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Payton, who won the Super Bowl in 2010, seemed to not care if his comments on one\u2019s Constitutional right to keep and bear arms offends football fans or Louisiana gun owners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo be it,\u201d he said, when asked if those comments might make him unpopular amongst Bayou State residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve heard people argue that everybody needs a gun,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s madness. I know there are many kids who grow up in a\u201d hunting environment. I get that. But there are places, like England, where even the cops don\u2019t have guns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man who shot Smith was identified as 28-year-old Cardell Hayes, who was arrested and charged with 2nd-degree murder following the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>However, Hayes\u2019 attorney said that his client was not the aggressor in the altercation, noting that Hayes called 911 before discharging his weapon, secured a witness at the scene and waited until authorities arrived (instead of fleeing).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTell me if that\u2019s the behavior that\u2019s consistent with someone who\u2019s an animal out here looking for blood,\u201d Hayes\u2019 attorney John Fuller told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdsu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nfl-coach-on-shooting-death-of-former-player-i-hate-guns\" title=\"NFL Coach on Shooting Death of Former Player: \u2018I Hate Guns\u2019\">WDSU<\/a>. \u201cHis actions are totally consistent with someone that is complying with a police investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s wife, who was in the vehicle at the time of the shooting, was also wounded. Though, it doesn\u2019t appear that she was targeted.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, coach Payton was strident in his opposition to not only firearms, but .45 caliber handguns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a large caliber gun. A .45,&#8221; said Payton. &#8220;It was designed back during World War I. And this thing just stops people. It will kill someone within four or five seconds after they are struck. You bleed out. After the first shot, he took three more in his back. &#8230; We could go online and get 10 of them and have them shipped to our house tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t believe that was the intention when they allowed for the right for citizens to bear arms,\u201d continued Payton.<\/p>\n<p>There are two sides to every story. The question the justice system must answer now is whether Hayes\u2019 use of deadly force was reasonable given the circumstances. As we\u2019ve seen in the past with other high-profile shootings, it takes a bit of time before all of the facts of the case come to light. Even then, there still may be some ambiguity as to what exactly transpired \u2014 so one should avoid making snap judgments. By the looks of things, Mr. Hayes\u2019 fate will ultimately be decided by a jury of his peers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI hate guns,\u201d he told USA Today Sports in a phone interview. \u201cI find myself leaning to the right on some issues. 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