The Saints announced the team will host a public visitation on Friday afternoon at the team's indoor practice facility in Metairie, Louisiana. The team said a private funeral and burial service will be on Saturday.
But he did say Smith's death showed that gun violence is "too common in our society."
Payton said he drove to the scene of the shooting at 5:45 a.m. Sunday because he was unable to sleep. The coach said he's not an "extreme liberal" and often will "find myself leaning to the right on some issues. But on this issue, I can't wrap my brain around it."
"I've heard people argue that everybody needs a gun,Adidas Hockey Jerseys Cheap," he told the newspaper. "That's madness. I know there are many kids who grow up in a hunting environment. I get that. But there are places, like England, where even the cops don't have guns."
Payton said he spent much of Sunday at the hospital with Smith's family while Smith's wife,Cheap Air Max Tn Shoes, Racquel, underwent surgery. She was shot and injured while with her husband.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton is angered over the nation's gun laws and derides as "madness" the idea that everybody needs a gun.
"We could go online and get 10 of them,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and have them shipped to our house tomorrow," he said. "I don't believe that was the intention when they allowed for the right for citizens to bear arms."
Later in the day,Wholesale China Jerseys, the coach went online and researched the gun used in the shooting.
"I hate guns," he said in an interview with USA Today Sports.
Payton understood that his opinion might be unpopular, but he wanted to speak out.
Payton spoke following the shooting death of Will Smith,Cheap Carolina Panthers Jerseys, a 34-year-old former Saints defensive lineman. He was killed Saturday night after an argument following a traffic accident in New Orleans.
"We can't prevent every act of violence from occurring but we can certainly take some common sense steps that would reduce gun violence that don't undermine the constitutional rights of law abiding Americans," Earnest said. President Barack Obama "believes strongly that those measures should be taken and he's going to continue to advocate for them."
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said on Tuesday that since Smith's death is still under investigation, it's unclear if tighter gun laws could have prevented the shooting.