Buffalo police chief debunks Republican argument saying slain officer was the ‘good guy with a...

The police chief who responded to the Buffalo mass shooting has hit back at the Republican argument against tighter gun control measures, saying that the security guard who was shot and killed in the massacre was the proverbial “good guy with a gun”.

Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia testified before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday morning where lawmakers heard from victims and witnesses of the latest deadly mass shootings that have torn apart families and communities in recent weeks.

Commissioner Gramaglia spoke about Aaron Salter Jr, the security guard at the Tops Friendly Market who was among the 10 Black people killed in the racist massacre in Buffalo, New York, on 14 May.

Mr Salter, a retired Buffalo police officer, was armed and was working security at the store that day when the shooting unfolded.

But, he had “no chance” against a gunman with a legally purchased AR-15 – a firearm that is known to rack up a high “body count”, said the commissioner.