Tuesday, May 24, at 11:30 am, in the city of Uvalde in Texas, a 21-year-old man caused horror in an elementary school, attended mainly by students of Hispanic origin: at least 19 children between 7 and 10 years and two adults were killed. Among the injured, some are in serious condition… The killer, who had bought his weapons for his 18th birthday, was shot by the police.
A nameless killing that adds to the recent shooting of the supermarket in Buffalo (New York State) on Saturday, May 14, where a young white supremacist aged 18 years caused the death of a dozen people, mostly African-Americans.
The American president immediately reacted by reminding us that these mass killings had no equivalent anywhere in the world. “As a nation, we have to ask ourselves: when in God’s name are we going to confront the gun lobby? So yes, how long?
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