Forced from all sides to act after the Uvalde massacre, Joe Biden vowed on Monday to “continue to push” stricter gun regulation, which remains difficult to achieve, given the narrow Democratic majority. in Congress.
That was said by the sympathetic U.S. president, who visited the town of Texas on Sunday and spent some time with the families of the victims. feel the pain.
On Tuesday, 19 children – between 9 and 11 – and two female teachers died at Robb Elementary School from bullets by a teenager, propelling America back into a recurring nightmare of school shootings.
During the president’s visit on Sunday, many voices sang: Make a way!
We will. We willJoe Biden replied.
I always have the will to act with weapons, he reaffirmed to reporters on Monday, assuring him will continue to push.
It makes no sense to buy something that can fire up to 300 roundsHe added.
The Second Amendment, which allows the possession of firearms, is never perfectassured the 79-year-old president, saying certain categories of weapons were not included at the time.
Negotiations are underway between elected Democrats and Republicans to try to find a compromise on this difficult issue, which until now Joe Biden has failed to enact.
The Democratic president clarified on Monday that he himself did not participate in these discussions.
But I believe things have gotten so bad that it makes more sense all about ithe hopes.
Cautious optimism
The other day, Democratic senators expressed cautious hope that tougher laws would be passed.
Influential Senator Dick Durbin said he felt it a different mindset among elected officials, even in Republican camps, have traditionally been less inclined to enact legislation on the subject.
But the face this law could face, which will surely result in poor concessions, remains unclear.
Tracks cited by elected officials include: an increase in the age required to purchase a firearm or a generalization of psychiatric and judicial history review.
The United States still experienced a dozen shootings over the weekend that resulted in several deaths and dozens of injuries, according to a site census Archive of Gun Violence.
It’s a long weekend, where Monday is a holiday to celebrate Memorial Day – which often leads to more of this type of violence, especially in the warmer months of the year. .
Six teenagers were injured Saturday night in Chattanooga, Tennessee, during what seemed to be an argument with other young peopletweeted to city mayor Tim Kelly.
Another shooting on Sunday left one dead and seven injured, including a child, at a celebration in Taft, Oklahoma, state authorities said.
In Texas, Uvalde, still traumatized by the attack on his school, is preparing to bury 21 victims.
An unknown donor offered over US $ 175,000 for ensure that all family expenses related to the funeral are coveredsaid Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday.
Funeral will begin on Tuesday, and will last until mid -June.
One of the first ceremonies was for Amerie Jo Garza, a girl who had just celebrated her 10th birthday when she was murdered.
Source: Radio-Canada
