Tim Fischer, Australian Politician, Urges Boycott Of U.S. Following Christopher Lane Shooting Death

Pol Urges Boycott of U.S. After Athlete's Shooting Death

An Australian politician has urged tourists from that country to boycott the United States in response to the shooting death of Melbourne baseball player Christopher Lane.

Tim Fischer, who served as deputy prime minister under John Howard from 1996 to 1999, urged Australians not to travel to the United States. He said that such a boycott would send a message about the need for tighter gun control regulations in the United States, according to News.com.au.

"I am deeply angry about this because of the callous attitude of the three teenagers (but) it's a sign of the proliferation of guns on the ground in the USA," Fischer said this week. "This is the bitter harvest and legacy of the policies of the NRA..."

As deputy prime minister, Fisher led Australia's gun control reforms in the late '90s alongside Howard.

Christopher Lane, 22, was shot dead during a training run Friday in Duncan, Okla., by teens who were "bored" and "decided to kill somebody," police chief Danny Ford told the Associated Press.

On Tuesday, three suspects in the shooting were charged: Two with murder, and one as an accessory to murder.

"The teens aged 15 and 16 were charged with first-degree murder and ordered held without bond. Bond was set at $1 million for the 17-year-old, who was also accused of using a vehicle while a weapon was discharged," the Associated Press reported.

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