Mr. Biden asked the New Zealand female Prime Minister for guidance on dealing with shootings

US President Joe Biden (right) meets New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on May 31 – Photo: REUTERS

“We need your guidance. I want to work with you on this effort,” Biden said.

Ms. Ardern said she is willing to share with the US her experience in dealing with gun of New Zealand. After the massacre by gun In Christchurch in 2019 that killed 51 people, New Zealand authorities banned semi-automatic firearms and restricted other firearms.

However, according to observers, it is very difficult for the US to ban semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15, which was used in a school shooting in Texas a week ago and is popular with many people because of its design. army, easy to use.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre admits gun control is harder in the US than in other countries. Still, the White House has so far pushed for Congress to act on gun regulations, and Biden promised to meet with Congress on the issue.

On May 31, the people of the town of Uvalde, Texas, began burying the students and teachers killed in the shooting here. In an incident that shook the United States, an 18-year-old man brought a rifle into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, shooting dead 19 students and 2 teachers.

The funeral of one of the victims of the shooting at the primary school in Uvalde, held on May 31 – Photo: REUTERS

Despite calls to curb gun violence in the wake of the Texas tragedy, the US recorded more than a dozen mass shootings last weekend.

Cases are counted as shootings in the US when more than 4 people are killed. A total of 132 people died and more than 329 were injured by guns in the US over the weekend, according to page The Gun Violence Archive.