In the midst of endless casualties caused by the use of firearms in the United States, US President Joe Biden said on the 14th (local time) the 1st anniversary of the’Buffalo shooting massacre’, “Congress banned the sale of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, and gun owners “We must act, including requiring safety management, universal background checks, and ending immunity for gun manufacturers.”
President Biden said in a USA Today article that day, “More than any other president, we have taken meaningful action to reduce gun violence, and we will continue to pursue legal and effective measures. But my authority is not absolute.”
“We need more governors and state legislators to go through this process,” he said.
On May 14 last year, a shooting spree occurred at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, USA, killing 10 people and injuring 3 others. Just 10 days later, 19 students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in San Antonio, Texas.
After referring to meeting the bereaved families of the two cases, President Biden said, “There was only one message they wanted from us. Please do something,” he said.
“In the year after the Buffalo tragedy, our society experienced more than 650 mass shootings and more than 40,000 people were killed by gun violence,” he said. (GVA)’ statistic was highlighted.
President Biden said, “The majority of Americans, even the majority of gun owners, want Congress to take common sense actions to reduce mass shootings,” and “but very many Republicans are following the orders of gun manufacturers instead of the people. ” he criticized.
“America shouldn’t be a place where kids learn to hide from a gunman or have to find an exit when they go to a movie theater or restaurant,” he said. You can’t take a step back and pass the problem on to the next generation.”
“If we wait, too many of the younger generations will never have a chance to grow up. As shooting victims and their families who want more from Congress say, their lives should be better than that,” he stressed, “please do anything.”
Source: Donga
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