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Nine gunshots in three US cities

Once again in the US unarmed civilians are falling victim to gun attacks. A total of 9 people lost their lives in three cities over the weekend.

The latest attack took place in the early hours of the morning in Shanghai, Michigan, with three people dead and 14 injured, local media reported. panic. According to police, three people were killed and 12 were injured. Hours later, midnight outside a bar in Chattanooga, Tennessee, gunmen opened fire, killing three people and wounding 14.

Maureen Long, 50, lives within walking distance of the site of the shooting in downtown Philadelphia. The retiree, who has worked in the health sector for many years, says the problem of violence across the country is serious and needs to be addressed as soon as possible: “I woke up and thought I needed to know what really happened there. I was calm. Inside In 15 minutes, however, I burst into tears and sent a message to my family, noting that it happened here too. It is very close to my house. I am outraged when this happens after what happened in Buffalo and Juveldi. to do, we have to do something “.

Will Congress approve changes to gun laws?

Once again, gun killings have recently sparked public debate in the United States over gun laws. The non-governmental organization Gun Violence Archive recorded 240 attacks this year with four or more dead.

On Thursday, US President Joe Biden urged the US Congress to ban assault rifles, increase controls on stakeholders and gun owners, and take a series of measures for more effective controls.

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, who has played a key role in the bipartisan talks on gun ownership, told CNN on Sunday that there was a chance Congress could give the green light to a bill that would change gun ownership and investment laws. in school safety and more treatments for mental illness.

Stefanos Georgakopoulos (dpa, Reuters, CBS)

Source: Deutsche Welle

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