The father of the police officer who was shot and killed during the Boulder, Colorado, mass shooting said his son would be “deeply offended” to see his death be used to push for gun control measures.

“My son would have been deeply offended to know his death would be used to promote gun control. Before he was an officer, he enjoyed shooting,” Homer Talley told TMZ of his son, Eric Talley.

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