The US won’t allow gun violence to become the ‘new normal’

Service shootings At an elementary school in the state of Texas, the United States is fueling a never-ending debate on the issue gun control in U.S.A.

US Democratic Senator Chris Murphy urged his colleagues to take action by crafting gun laws to combat the spread of guns. gun violence.

Mr. Chris Murphy said:We will not allow guns to become the new normal. We also don’t want to see schools turn into battlefields. We will not let gun violence run rampant in this land. Gun control is not impossible. Don’t make America the only country in the world where our kids go to school wondering if they’ll make it through the day.“.

Previous efforts to pass new federal gun restrictions have largely failed, according to Reuters. Many Republican lawmakers, who often oppose new restrictions on gun ownership, argue that the United States needs to do more to end mental illness, which can cause some people to go to prison. show shootings.

A few hours after the shooting in Texas on May 24 (local time), Senator Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democratic majority in the US Senate, proposed to vote on a bill to tighten restrictions. Strict background checks on gun buyers. According to The New York Times, the bill would expand criminal background checks for gun buyers on the Internet and at gun shows, and lengthen the license period for these people so that the Federal Bureau of Investigation can US State (FBI) further investigation.

Cities and states in the US are considering creating their own regulations for gun licensing. (Photo: AP)

A bill on measures to tighten gun regulations and check background checks on gun buyers was passed by the US House of Representatives in 2019 and 2021 but failed in the Senate due to opposition from Republicans.

According to The Guardian, in 2021, Republican senator Chuck Grassley, who blocked the gun tightening bill, declared that the bill was “hostility towards legal gun owners and legal gun transactions. France”.

Even after the latest massacre that left 19 students and two adults dead in Texas on May 24, Republican congressmen show no sign of changing their stance.

When visiting the families of victims in the case Shooting in TexasUS President Joe Biden has emphasized the need to stop gun lobbying in the US

What is known as “gun lobbying” in the United States is a broad term that includes efforts to influence state and federal gun policy, often through supporting political candidates. members have pledged to oppose gun control measures. Such lobbying is often carefully calibrated so as not to violate US election finance laws. The National Rifle Association (NRA), considered a powerful lobbyist, has blocked the US Congress from passing gun control bills. According to data from the NGO Open Secrets, the NRA spends about $3 million a year influencing gun policies.

The US Congress is unlikely to legislate gun control regulations because of deep divisions between Democrats and Republicans on the issue. As a result, cities and states are considering making their own regulations to make gun licensing as strict as driving licenses.

On May 26, high school students in the US had protests against gun violence, after the US recorded a shooting tragedy that claimed 21 lives at an elementary school in the state. Texas. Students at Meridian High School, Virginia lay down on the football field to both remember the 19 students and two teachers killed in Texas and to impress the message calling for tighter gun control.

At Oxford High School, Michigan, students stop studying at noon to protest against gun control laws. Children form a U-shape to remember the 21 victims of elementary school in the town of Uvalde, Texas. In November 2021, it was at this Oxford high school that four students were killed by a classmate shooting.

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