COLUMBIA, S.C. — As one of a small group of New Zealanders currently playing Division I basketball, Virginia senior Jack Salt’s thoughts have been with his home country this week following a mass shooting that killed 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch.
And for Salt, who has lived primarily in the United States for five years now while playing for the Cavaliers, the aftermath has highlighted the stark difference between how the two countries deal with mass shootings.
“One hundred percent,” he told USA TODAY Sports. “It’s kind of numbing here. One of my best friends was at a school in Oregon and the school got shot up, and people just carried on. I wouldn’t say it was like nothing happened because people lost their life and it was very sad. But something happened in New Zealand, and the prime minister is making changes, reforming gun laws, and she’s been a real role model.”
THIS GUY SHOULD JUST GO BOUNCE HIS BALL
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