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- First Atlanta, then Boulder: In one week, 18 people were killed in two firearm crimes in the United States.
- Now President Joe Biden has called on Congress to immediately pass stricter gun laws. It is not a partisan issue. It’s about saving lives, says Biden.
- Even if there are currently corresponding movements from the House of Representatives in Congress, these are likely to struggle in the Senate.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, was shocked by the incident in Colorado and ordered that the flags of public buildings be raised at half-staff for several days to commemorate the victims.
He asked the Senate to approve the House of Representatives initiatives. He also came out in favor of banning war-type weapons such as assault rifles. Both have been debated in the US for a long time. “We have to act,” Biden warned.
Obama and Pelosi are shocked
Former US President Barack Obama was also shocked by the bloodshed in Colorado and called for stricter gun laws. The epidemic of gun violence has long been fought. The “resistance of cowardly politicians” and pressure from the gun lobby must and can be overcome. It should not be the case that the pandemic alone reduces the number of firearm attacks in the country.
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, lamented: “For the second time in a week our nation is facing the epidemic of gun violence.” Finally, measures must be taken “to prevent this scourge from continuing to devastate our communities.”
After every major firearm attack in the US, calls are made for stricter gun laws, but without major success. Democrats in the House of Representatives had recently begun a new attempt to legally regulate that gun buyers be more strictly controlled. However, so far there is no foreseeable majority in the United States Senate. Many Republicans are critical of the stricter gun laws. The gun lobby is very strong in the United States.
