You would think that anyone looking for taxpayer money in Florida would not try to inject themselves into politics, especially in the wake of the Disney fiasco, but the Tampa Bay Devil Rays did it anyway and it has cost them $35 million dollars. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his plans to veto the money for the baseball franchise. I love baseball, but I have never gone to a game thinking, “I wish they’d play politics instead of the national pastime.”
OutKick reported:
“DeSantis plans to veto a $35 million legislation for a Pasco County facility that’s earmarked for the Tampa Bay Rays’ spring training. DeSantis’s decision is in response to the Rays politicizing recent shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde ahead of a matchup with the Yankees in May.”
The team issued the following statement:
“This cannot become normal. We cannot become numb. We cannot look the other way. We all know, if nothing changes, nothing changes.”
The team then announced that they would be making donations to far-left gun control groups and DeSantis said that was fine, but they will have to do it without taxpayer dollars. No doubt the team will whine about it, but what do you do when only criminals have guns? Do you think they will give them up if they are banned and made illegal? Why do you think they are called criminals?
Recently, we have read about the rising amount of home invasions and how homeowners have killed their attackers. Making guns illegal won’t mean less deaths, it will just change who the victims are.
“The Rays organization stands committed to actionable change and has made a $50,000 commitment to Everytown for Gun Safety’s Support Fund,” the statement said.
“Everytown is the largest gun violence prevention organization in America. Rather than our usual game coverage on social media tonight, we’ve partnered with Everytown to amplify facts about gun violence in America.”
The expected move by DeSantis comes after he signed into law back in April a bill that stripped Walt Disney Co. from being able to govern the land where the Disney World theme park is located.
