Soccer Player Alejandro Bedoya Calls<br />for Congress to End Gun Violence.<br />Alejandro Bedoya, captain for the Philadelphia<br />Union soccer team, recently took a very public<br />stand against gun violence in the United States.<br />While celebrating a goal during an MLS game<br />against D.C. United, Bedoya grabbed an on-field<br />microphone and shouted a message to Congress.<br />Hey Congress, do something now.<br />End gun violence. Let's go!, Alejandro Bedoya, ESPN.<br />His outburst comes after two shootings over the<br />weekend that left 29 dead and even more injured. .<br />When asked after the game about his actions,<br />Bedoya said it was a spur-of-the-moment<br />decision that he felt he had to do. .<br />I'm not going to sit idly and watch this stuff<br />happen and not say something. Before I'm an<br />athlete, before I'm a soccer player, I'm a human<br />being first. This stuff affects me. I got kids, Alejandro Bedoya, via ESPN.<br />Bedoya went on to say that he doesn’t care<br />if he faces repercussions for his actions.<br />I don't care. Fine me if they want. You<br />know what? I've got to make a stand, Alejandro Bedoya, via ESPN.
