- CNN - 12 hours agoRichard Martinez, whose son was killed in the recent killing spree, and Peter Rodger, whose son committed the killings before he died, met for ...The debate over the roots of America's gun violence is sadly predictable. A big, tragic event ensures everyone takes their places and rattles off memorised lines. Yet the gun-control cause has a potently tragic new recruit. Richard Martinez, whose son was murdered on May 24th, has vowed to fight for more responsible gun laws http://econ.st/1h0bK0Z讚讚
Dad of California killing spree victim meets with dad of perpetrator
June 2, 2014 -- Updated 1255 GMT (2055 HKT)
Father: 'Why wasn't something done?'
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Richard Martinez, whose son, Christopher was fatally shot, contacted Peter Rodger
- Elliot Rodger, 22, killed six people and himself on a rampage in Isla Vista, California
- Martinez has criticized politicians and the NRA for lax gun laws
Peter Rodger, the father of killer Elliot Rodger, met with Richard Martinez, whose son Christopher was killed by the younger Rodger in the deadly rampage through the college town of Isla Vista just over a week ago.
The meeting was private, and no media or cameras were allowed.
"I have met with Peter
Rodger and we plan to work together so other families such as ours will
not suffer as ours have," Martinez told CNN affiliate KEYT. "This was a private conversation between grieving fathers who've reached common ground."
Christopher Martinez was fatally shot by Elliot Rodger.
Victim's dad: Politicians, don't call me
An emotional Martinez has
been an outspoken critic of the nation's gun laws in the days since his
20-year-old son, a junior at the University of California at Santa
Barbara, was gunned down by Rodger inside a deli on campus the night of
the rampage.
Police say Rodger killed
six people between the ages of 19 and 22 the night of May 23 after years
of rejection and jealousy. He was later found dead in his car from a
gunshot wound to the head.
His family had tried to
get help for him in the weeks leading up to the massacre, even calling
police to conduct a welfare check, but all attempts at helping the
troubled 22-year-old college student failed.
Richard Martinez has been
so grief-stricken by his son's death that he reached out to the father
of his son's killer. Peter Rodger agreed to a private meeting Sunday.
No other details of the meeting were available.
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