Anisimova speaks out against guns

Rising tennis star Amanda Anisimova has added her voice to the developing tune of youngsters in America who are requesting a crackdown on firearm proprietors following the most recent school shooting frenzy that murdered 17 individuals. 

The 16-year-old American said the shooting struck near and dear for her since she has a companion that goes to the secondary school in Parkland, Florida, that went under assault by a solitary shooter a month ago. 

"That is certainly unpleasant," she said. "I really had a companion that goes to that school. It's extremely near me. It's extremely miserable what's happening." 

Anisimova, who is the most youthful player in the competition, scored one of the greatest bombshells of the WTA Tour occasion on Sunday by beating previous two-time Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-4. 

Anisimova, who was conceived in New Jersey yet moved to Miami when she was three years of age, figures guns ought to be banned. 

"I believe that weapons ought to be prohibited," she told journalists at the southern California competition. 

"That is the thing that my feeling is. I posted that on Twitter. In any case, you ought to have stricter laws on that without a doubt." 

On Friday, Florida presented a law that makes ready for some school staff to convey guns, however Anisimova doesn't think it is a smart thought to have secondary teachers pressing. 

"I don't figure educators ought to have firearms in school since I don't imagine that is a smart thought," she said. 

Asked how her companion is adapting to the melancholy procedure, Anisimova stated, "She was fine, however, you know, she was there, as it's certainly something that she needs to continue experiencing. 

"Every last bit of her companions and everything. So it was an extreme day for her, yet she was fine."