Following the horrific massacre at an elementary school in the town of Yuvaldi in Texas, in which 19 children and two adults, the President of the United States, were murdered, Joe Biden, Declared tonight (Thursday-Friday) that “the time has come for Congress to approve universal background checks on those seeking to acquire weapons.” This is against the background of support among the majority of the American public, that the country’s gun laws need to be reformed.
The US president added that “Congress must also approve a ban on the sale of assault rifles, and approve the appointment of Steve DatlbachA member of the Democratic Party, head of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Weapons and Explosives (ATF) Enforcement Authority. “Biden also stressed that” it’s time to turn the pain of families into action. “
Congress needs to pass universal background checks, ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and confirm Steve Dettelbach as head of the ATF.
It’s time to turn this pain into action.
— President Biden (@POTUS) May 26, 2022
As mentioned, new specifications published today in various US media outlets indicate that 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, who shot and killed 19 students and two teachers in one of the most shocking massacres in U.S. history, was inside an elementary school nearly an hour before law enforcement managed to break into the classroom In it he fortified himself with dozens of students and teachers and eliminated him.
According to various reports from officials, the shooter was in a confrontation with law enforcement forces for about half an hour – after he had already shot at students and teachers. “Then the shooting stopped, and he fortified himself inside. This is where there is a kind of calm in action,” the county representative said. “All of this, I understand, lasts about an hour, but here there is a kind of 30-minute relaxation. They feel like they pushed him into a corner. The rest of the students at the school have left.”