Gov. Laura Kelly presented a Landon Lecture at Kansas State University on Friday delving into challenges with growing toxicity of political discourse and briefly touched on the shootings at the Kansas City Chiefs rally in Kansas City, Missouri. (Kansas Reflector screen capture from KSU’s YouTube channel)
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly began a Landon Lecture by sharing dismay Friday at the mass shooting that killed a Johnson County resident and injured two dozen people at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade and celebration in Kansas City, Missouri.
“This senseless violence took a Kansan’s life, upwards of a dozen children were injured and countless thousands more scarred and horrified,” she said on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan. “Prevalence of gun violence has invaded our schools, our campuses, our entertainment venues, our workplaces and our homes. I look forward to the day when we can have open, honest discussions about the cause and work towards a safer society for all of us.”