Biden calls for banning assault rifles after umpteenth mass shooting in the US

The president of USA, Joe Bidenurged Congress again on Sunday to ban assault rifles after a man opened fire at a shopping center in the state of Texaskilling eight people, including children.

This new shooting in USA caused panic on Saturday in the Allen Premium Outletsa shopping complex in the city of Allenabout 40 kilometers north of Dallaswhich was packed with people doing weekend shopping.

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Police said an officer was at the scene on another case when gunshots were heard around 3:30 p.m. (2030 GMT). The cash “confronted the suspect and neutralized him”said the Allen Police Chief, Brian Harvey.

Video footage circulating online shows a man getting out of a car in the mall parking lot and opening fire on people walking nearby.

The identity of the attacker who, according to press reports, was dressed in paramilitary gear and carried an AR-15-style assault rifle and extra magazines, was not released.

Six people lost their lives on the spot and two others died at the hospital. Among them were children, he pointed to a note from the White House.

Three of the seven injured required emergency surgery, the Allen Fire Chief said, Jonathan Boyd.

“Without sense”

President Joe Bidena supporter of stricter gun carrying laws, denounced this Sunday the “senseless acts of violence” in Texas and again urged Congress to take action.

“Once again, I ask Congress to send me a bill banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Enact universal background checks. That requires safe storage (of weapons). End immunity for gun manufacturers”, he said in a statement.

“I will enact it immediately”, he assured.

But his appeal is unlikely to succeed because the Republicans, who control the House of Representatives (low), are fiercely opposed to such measures.

Biden also ordered that American flags be flown at half staff at all federal buildings until sunset on May 11, in “sign of respect for victims”, stressed the White House.

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The Governor of Texas, greg abbottdescribed the shooting as a “unspeakable tragedy”.

But on Sunday, as Democrats reiterated calls for Congress to enact gun safety legislation and criticized Texas and other states for their lax laws, Abbott, a Republican, declined to decide whether to consider restricting the sale of guns. weapons or enact other reforms.

“People want a quick fix. The long-term solution is to address the problem of mental health”, Abbott declared to Fox News, and noted that it would be necessary to focus on increasing the “anger and violence” in the country.

Local authorities praised the speed with which the first police officer acted.

“We owe a debt of gratitude to the people who (…) acted quickly to neutralize the threat”, declared Keith Selfa Republican congressman whose district includes the city of Allen.

“Covered in Blood”

Steven Spainhouera witness in the mall attack, explained that he tried unsuccessfully to revive several victims, including a woman.

“I took his pulse, pulled his head to the side and he had no faceSpainhouer told CBS News. He also rescued a child who survived sheltered under his dead mother. “He was covered in blood from head to toe, as if someone had spilled it on him.”, he counted.

Jaynal Pervez, another witness arrived at the mall after his daughter, who was there, called him to tell him what was happening. He told CBS that he had witnessed chaotic scenes in the mall parking lot.

“I saw shoes and mobile phones of people on the street“, said.

The attack in Allen is the latest in a shocking wave of deadly gun violence to convulse the United States.

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Just a week ago, a man shot and killed five neighbors in clevelandalso in Texas, after one of them asked her to stop firing a rifle in her backyard because her baby was sleeping.

Awash in gunfire, the country has already suffered 199 mass shootings this year, according to Gun Violence Archivea non-governmental organization that defines a mass shooting as four or more people are injured or killed.

With more firearms than people, the United States has the highest rate of firearm deaths of any developed country: 49,000 in 2021, up from 45,000 the year before.

Source: Elcomercio

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