US President Joe Biden expressed condolences for the victims of as hootin inicent at a school in Georgia. He had called on Republicans to work with Democrats in the US Congress to pass gun safety legislation to help prevent future gun violence in the United States.
At least four people, including two students, have been killed and nine others were injured when a fellow student opened fire in a high school in the US state of Georgia. Joe Biden described the shooting incident as another horrific reminder of how gun violence continues to tear our communities apart.
Biden said in a statement released by the White House, ‘Jill Biden and I are mourning the deaths of those whose lives were cut short due to more senseless gun violence and thinking of all the survivors whose lives are forever changed. What should have been a joyous back-to-school season in Winder, Georgia, has now turned into another horrific reminder of how gun violence continues to tear our communities apart.
The US president lamented that students across the country are learning how to duck and cover instead of how to read and write. Biden said, ‘We cannot continue to accept this as normal. We are closely coordinating with officials at the federal, state and local levels and are grateful for the first responders who brought the suspect into custody and prevented further loss of life.
Joe Biden further reaffirmed his commitment to tackling the gun violence epidemic in the US and highlighted his efforts to address the issue, including the signing of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
The US President said, ‘After decades of inaction, Republicans in Congress must finally say enough is enough and work with Democrats to pass common-sense gun safety legislation. We must ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines once again, require safe storage of firearms, enact universal background checks and end immunity for gun manufacturers. These measures will not bring those who were tragically killed today back, but they will help prevent more tragic gun violence from ripping more families apart’.
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