US government pledges action after shooting

At least 19 students and 2 teachers were killed, most of the students were between the ages of 7 and 10. This is considered a death. Shooting Schools have caused the most deaths in the US in the past 10 years.

The suspect was identified as Salvador Ramos, 18 years old, a student or former student of Uvalde High School. When committing the crime, this guy was carrying a handgun and an AR-15 rifle. Security forces killed the subject on the spot. The motive behind the shooting is not yet known, but it is likely that the gunman acted alone.

Right after finishing the 17-hour flight back from Asia, US President Joe Biden gave a televised speech, which not only condemned the shooting that caused the most casualties since the shooting. at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Connecticut 10 years ago, but also expressed outrage that all efforts to amend the law and strengthen gun control by him and other previous administrations had not been approved. passed and implemented. He called on all members of the US Congress to join hands to accelerate this process to prevent similar disasters in the future. It is time to act more substantively than ever before, he stressed.

US President Joe Biden gave a televised speech after the shooting

Democratic officials have long accused Republican lawmakers of thwarting efforts to amend laws to better control and prevent a gun disaster in the United States. Immediately after the shooting happened, the majority leader in the US Senate, a Democrat, pushed for the introduction of two new bills in the US Congress by both houses of Congress to establish a more thorough background check process for individuals. with both gun sellers and gun buyers. However, it is not clear when these bills will be discussed, because the US Senate will begin a one-week break on Thursday this week.

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