A Philadelphia teacher, an Arizona teenager and a Chicago police officer were among hundreds of people killed or injured by gunfire over the weekend in a never-ending wave of armed violence that is forcing the United States to consider ways to curb it.
More than 124 people have been killed and 325 injured in at least 300 shootings across the country since Friday, according to GunViolenceArchive.org, a Washington-based non-profit organization that records gun incidents.
The incidents came in the wake of deadly attacks in Ovalde, Texas, Buffalo, New York and Tulsa, Oklahoma, which rekindled the debate over gun control.
Following the weekend incidents, the mayors of some major cities expressed their frustration and anger over the consequences of armed violence in their communities. “I’m tired of appearing in front of you and talking to you about guns and corpses,” Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly told a news conference hours after two people were killed and 14 injured in a nightclub fire in his hometown.
“The wave of armed violence we see across the country and here in Philadelphia does not just make me sad, it makes me angry,” said Mayor Jim Kenney after three people were killed and 12 were injured in a fire at a packed bar. Among the victims was Chris Miners, an educational counselor at Girard Private College in Philadelphia.
“We see lives being lost foolishly and others being injured in another disgusting, brazen, repressive act of armed violence,” Kenney added.
Earlier in the day, New York Governor Kathy Hawkal ratified 10 gun control bills, making them laws. In Washington, Congress is considering various measures to control gun ownership, but a new federal bill will be difficult to pass, especially in the Senate, because of obstacles raised by Republicans.
“Change is needed now,” said Phoenix Mayor Kate Galego after a 14-year-old was killed and eight other people were injured in a fire on a shopping mall on Saturday.
On Sunday afternoon in South Side, Chicago, a police officer was injured while conducting a traffic control. He is the second to receive fire in this area in the last four days. “How many police officers and residents have to fall victim to armed violence in order to act?” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wondered.
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