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Biden pushes for gun-safety rules after Texas man kills 18 kids, 3 adults

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U.S. President Joe BidenHours after the death of a single gunman, Democrats renew their call for tougher gun laws. gunman killed 18 children and three adultsAn elementary school located in Uvalde Texas.

“We, as a nation, have to question when in God’s name we are going to stand against the gun lobby. What is the best thing we can do for our bodies? Biden made a solemn address after another school massacre, which brought back the memories of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012.

It suspected shooter, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was fatally woundedTexas Gov. Greg Abbott said that Robb Elementary School was attacked by Robb police officers. It is about 83 miles from San Antonio. Greg Abbott.

Roland Gutierrez, Texas’ state senator, stated that the Texas Rangers division of state law enforcement told him that 18 children were among those who died. It was reported that the incident involving mass casualties occurred in Texas shortly after 11:30 AM Tuesday morning.

According to the President, who had lost his daughter in a car accident that left her young, the father told the parents of those involved that they were “like losing your heart.”

He said, “Tonight I ask the nation for prayers for them.”

Biden preferred to focus his emotions on the U.S. guns industry. This was the reason for decades of deadlock on U.S. Congress gun control reform measures. Biden had already ordered that the U.S. Flag be flown at 50% at the White House, and on every public building and ground.

Biden spoke with Abbott, offering him “any and all assistance” in responding to the shooting. White House communications director Kate Bedingfield tweeted that Biden had offered to help.

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It brought back terrible memories from Sandy Hook Elementary, Newtown, Conn. This is the second mass shooting that has rocked the nation in the past 10 days, following the attack on a Buffalo grocery store.

A flood of support was sent by elected officials to those who lost their lives in the attack. Gun safety advocates expressed their outrage at the use of firearms by a school killer.

Kamala Harris, vice president of Kamala Harris, called for action on the political level.

“I would normally say in a moment like this — we would all say naturally — that our hearts break. She said that our heats continue to get broken.” “As a nation we must be courageous to do something and see the link between reasonable and sensible public policies to make sure that this does not happen again.

In a Senate speech, Sen. Chris Murphy, D.Conn, exhorted his fellow senators to act on gun violence.

“Why do you spend all this time running for the United States Senate, why do you go through all the hassle of getting this job, of putting yourself in position of authority if your answer as the slaughter increases, as our kids run for their lives, we do nothing?” Murphy was the 2012 representative of Sandy Hook’s U.S. House District. A gunman had killed 26 people including twenty children.

“What’s the point? “Why are we here, if not solve an existential problem like this? He added.

Murphy declared, “I’m here to beg. I literally need to get down on my knees to help my coworkers.” Find a way forward. We can help you find ways to make these laws less likely.

Half-staff: The American flag is flown at Washington’s White House.

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Murphy laughed at the notion, which was routinely floated by Republican legislators after mass shootings. He said that Murphy believed the problem was mental health and not American firearms.

Murphy said to reporters that there was mass shooting after massive shooting, and, as Murphy explained, it is not uncommon for people with mental illnesses to have panic attacks. We don’t have more mental illnesses than any other country.

Nancy Pelosi from the House, Democratic-Calif. called the shooting a “coldblooded massacre”.

Pelosi stated in a statement that “for too long, some members of Congress have offered hollow statements after these shootings and opposed all attempts to save lives.” It is now that all members of Congress should listen to the American people by joining in the enactment of bipartisan, commonsense and life-saving legislation passed in the House.

Ted Cruz, R.Texas., stated that reforming gun laws was not the answer to “yet more act of evil or mass murder.”

Cruz stated that politicians will try to politicize any murder. You see Democrats, and many people in the media who think that restricting constitutional rights for law-abiding citizens is the best solution. It doesn’t work. This approach is ineffective.

Biden, on the other hand, was not deterred by his belief in stricter gun laws that would save future lives. Biden ended his talk by reflecting upon the families who now grieve for their child’s death after Tuesday’s violence.

“Our prayer tonight, is that parents lie in bed wondering if they can get back to sleep. He said. “What can I say to my children?” Tomorrow?

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