Pope Francis with a “broken heart” for massacre in Texas

The Pope Francisco He said Wednesday that he was “heartbroken” after the massacre at an elementary school in Texas that left 22 dead, including the aggressor, and denounced the “uncontrolled” arms trade.

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“I am heartbroken by this massacre committed at a primary school in Texas. I pray for the dead children and adults and their families. It is time to say ‘enough’ to uncontrolled arms trafficking”he said, after the Vatican general audience.

An 18-year-old teenager killed 19 children and two teachers on Tuesday at a primary school in Uvalde, a small town in Texaslocated near the border with Mexico.

The school is attended by a majority of Hispanic children, between 7 and 10 years old, many of them from modest families.

The Governor of TexasRepublican Greg Abbott told a news conference that the suspect, whom he identified as Salvador Ramos, was a local resident and US citizen and was also killed, most likely killed by security forces.

The shooting was the deadliest since the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut in 2012, which killed 20 children and six adults.

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President Joe Biden He called on Americans to confront the country’s powerful pro-gun lobby after learning about the Texas massacre.

“When, for God’s sake, are we going to take on the gun lobby?” said Biden, visibly moved, as he addressed the nation from the White House. “We have to make it clear to every legislator in this country: It’s time to act.”

“Weapons manufacturers have spent two decades aggressively promoting the assault weapons that provide them the most profit,” reported.

Source: Elcomercio

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