- Caleb Keeter, guitarist for the Josh Abbott band that played hours before the Las Vegas massacre says he has changed his stance on guns
- Keeter says after witnessing the shooting he no longer supports the Second Amendment
- The Sunday shooting left 58 people dead and hundreds injured after Stephen Paddock fired on the crowd of festival goers from a hotel room
A guitar player who performed hours before a gunman opened fire at a country music festival in Vegas, says he has changed his position on gun control after witnessing the massacre.
Caleb Keeter, lead guitarist for the Josh Abbott Band took to Twitter to share a lengthy statement about his new stance on the Second Amendment after Stephen Paddock unleashed a hail storm of bullets into the crowd, killing 58 people.
‘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,’ Keeter wrote.
Musician Caleb Keeter of the Josh Abbott Band says he no longer supports the Second Amendment after witnessing the Las Vegas shooting massacre Sunday night
Keeter took to Twitter to share his change in position on guns and gun control in this lengthy statement
‘We actually have members of our crew with (concealed handgun licenses), and legal firearms on the bus,’ Keeter wrote before adding ‘They were useless. We couldn’t touch them for fear police might think that 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.’
Keeter also said during the shooting he wrote his loved ones a goodbye and living will out of fear that he would not survive the night.
‘These rounds were powerful enough that my crew guys just standing in a close proximity of a victim shot by this f—ing coward received shrapnel wounds.’
‘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,’ Keeter concluded.
The band also shared their condolences for the victims on it’s own Twitter account
The band also tweeted from their official account, but did not address gun control. ‘The rest of the band & crew are home now. Was a long awful night,’ the band tweeted.’
‘I’ll never un-hear those gunshots; and our band & crew will never forget how that moment made them feel. Our hearts are with all the victims.’