The lead singer of the Eagles of Death Metal, an American rock band, opened up about the horrors he witnessed during the terrorist attack at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris where his band was performing Nov. 13, saying the trauma has made him more sympathetic to gun rights.
In an emotional interview with French television channel iTele, Jesse Hughes was asked about French gun-control laws, saying they did not stop a single person from dying in the theater where Islamic terrorists opened fire, killing 89.
“I think the only thing that stopped it was some of the bravest men that I have ever seen in my life charging head first into the face of death with their firearms,” Mr. Hughes said, Mediaite reported.
“I know people with disagree with me, but it just seems like God made men and women and that night guns made them equal,” Mr. Hughes continued.
“I hate it that it’s that way. I think the only way my mind has been changed is that until nobody has guns, everybody has to have them, because I don’t ever want anything like this to ever happen again and I want everyone to have the best chance to live,” he said through tears.
The Eagles of Death Metal band announced it will play at the Olympia in Paris to continue the show that was cut short by the attacks. The California band is also touring in North America this year, with a planned appearance at New York City’s Governor’s Ball in June.
• Kellan Howell can be reached at khowell@washingtontimes.com.
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