In the wake of another mass shooting, at a small Baptist church in rural Texas, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr spoke out passionately Monday night about finding a way to curtail gun violence in the United States.

“To solve it, I think we almost have to look at it like a public health issue,” Kerr said before Golden State’s game against Miami at Oracle Arena. “Too often, we get caught up in political rhetoric, 2nd amendment rights, NRA stuff. We have to look at this as it having nothing to do with partisanship, political parties. It’s got to be a public safety issue, a public health issue.”

Gun violence is a deeply personal issue to Kerr, whose father was assassinated in 1984 by two gunmen outside his office in Beirut. He has addressed the topic repeatedly, including after last month’s mass shooting in Las Vegas.

In the aftermath of Sunday’s news that a gunman clad in all black opened fire on parishioners at First Baptist Church in a small community outside San Antonio, reportedly killing at least 26 people, Kerr retweeted or posted several news articles on Twitter about gun violence. Among them: A column in which The New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof argued that the U.S. should regulate guns by following the model of how it once addressed automobile crashes.

“I read a great article today that talked about comparing this to the automobile industry,” Kerr said. “Apparently, in the 1950s about nine or 10 times more people died then in auto wrecks than die right now. What changed over 70 years? Safety measures, right? Speed limits, auto regulations, seatbelts, car seats, driver's license registration and making sure people deserve to drive.

“All these things are safety issues, and I think we somehow get our government to cut through all the crap and get right to the point — the point of fact, which is safety. Which means a lot of things we can do without taking away people's 2nd amendment rights. Let's do the sensible thing. But our government has to lead the way and they can't just cave into the NRA just because they want to make money. They have to put people's safety and health over the interest of the gun lobby and the gun industry.”

Kerr has often been critical of President Donald Trump. Within the past year, he has taken issue with Trump for his divisive campaign rhetoric; his executive order banning immigrants from majority-Muslim countries from traveling to the United States; his profane comments about NFL players who protest racial inequality during the national anthem, and his decision to pull the Warriors’ invitation to celebrate the team’s NBA title at the White House.

Perhaps no issue holds more personal weight for Kerr than gun violence.

“Doesn't seem like it would be that far of a stretch, but for whatever reason, we're paralyzed and unable to do anything to protect our citizens,” Kerr said. “It's disgusting and it's a shame."

Connor Letourneau is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: cletourneau@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @Con_Chron