– After Columbine, after Sandy Hook, Charleston, Orlando, Las Vegas, Parkland – nothing has been done. How many massacres should we accept? The US president was clear when he spoke to Congress on Thursday. Here you can read more about shooting in the USA. On May 14, ten people were shot and killed at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. Ten days later, 19 children and two teachers were shot and killed at a primary school in Uvalde, Texas. – Now something must happen. This time we actually have to act, said Biden. Red flag law Joe Biden wants stricter gun laws, a higher age limit for buying weapons and stricter red flag laws. The latter include legislation that allows for the taking of weapons from persons who may pose a danger to themselves or others, or who have been threatening. White crosses bear the names of the schoolchildren who lost their lives in the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Photo: ALEX WONG / AFP During the 17 minutes of the speech, Biden made several proposals for tightening weapons legislation. – If we can not ban semi-automatic weapons, we should at least make it more difficult to obtain them. The age limit should be raised from 18 to 21. The background checks should also be tightened, the president said. The ban on semi-automatic weapons has been a battleground for Biden since he was a senator in the early 2000s. President Joe Biden was clear in his speech to members of Congress on Thursday. Photo: SAUL LOEB / AFP After the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Primary School, the president has also repeatedly approached Congress, with a desire to introduce a background check. Great political opposition This is not the first time Joe Biden has expressed a desire for stricter gun laws. Whether he will make an impact now is unlikely, writes the newspaper New York Times. The president also addressed the political opposition he has faced in his attempt at stricter laws. – My God, that most of the Republicans in the Senate do not want these proposals to be discussed even, is incomprehensible to me. We can not fail the American people once again, said the President. Republican Dan Bishop (front) in his defense of gun laws. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite / AP One of the main arguments of several Republican congressmen is that tightening gun laws deprives Americans of the opportunity to defend themselves. The right to bear arms is also enshrined in the US Constitution. Republican and North Carolina state representative Dan Bishop said after the speech that he believed the Democratic Party was trying to blame the mass shootings on Republicans. “You must not allow us to deprive us of fundamental freedoms from the American people,” said the congressman. “Grotesque” bill Nor has former President Donald Trump been for stricter laws. He believes the mass shootings are rather proof that more Americans should carry weapons, the major newspaper writes. Donald Trump during his speech to the gun lobbyist NRA (National Rifle Association). Photo: Michael Wyke / AP He stated the same thing during a speech to the weapons lobby NRA (National Rifle Association) a few days after the mass shooting in Uvalde. Trump further read out the names of all 19 children, and said that they were the victims of a “savage” who was out of control. Furthermore, he described proposals for stricter gun laws as “grotesque”, writes NTB. Protesters outside the NRA annual meeting Friday last week. The meeting was held shortly after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP – We must all stand together, Republicans and Democrats, in all states, and at all levels of government, so that we can finally harden our schools and protect our children. What we need now is an overhaul from top to bottom of security at schools around the country, Trump added. People want austerity At the same time, a survey conducted by Reuters shows that most Americans are for stricter laws, writes NTB. The survey, which was conducted the day after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, shows that 84 percent of Americans, among other things, support background checks of people who want to buy weapons. 70 percent said they support so-called “red flag” laws, and 72 percent say they support raising the age limit for buying guns from 18 to 21. The law changes were supported by a large majority of people voting for both Democrats and Republicans, and the results are in line with previous measurements, writes Reuters. 35 percent of those polled said they believe Congress will pass stricter gun laws during the year, while 49 percent say they doubt it.
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