A temporary memorial for victims of gun violence in the United States was unveiled on Tuesday at the National Mall in Washington.
The lawn near the Washington Monument is lined with white and orange flowers that represent the number of victims of armed violence in the United States. “Now is the time to unite,” said Gabrie Gifford, a former Arizona congressman. “Take responsibility: Democrats, Republicans, everyone.”
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While the country is still recovering from the massacre at a primary school in Yuvalde, Texas, which killed 19 children and two teachers last month, a group of U.S. lawmakers and gun safety activists have joined Gifford, who has survived. armed violence. “What we’re asking for is gun safety. When you ask about aviation safety, when you ask about car safety… everyone was on board, “said Randy Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.
“Why can’t we secure weapons?” Why can’t a person’s life be more important? Weingarten asked.
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Senators on both sides are negotiating an arms control law, but it is unclear whether their talks will be successful, given the political and ideological divisions in the Capitol. American actor Matthew McConaughey made an emotional statement at a White House briefing on Tuesday about the “real change” in armed violence.
McConaughey said, “People in power have failed.” I admit that you can’t be a true leader if you live for re-election. “
“So we ask you. I ask you too. Can both sides get over the political issue? ” Can both sides admit that there are problems with our livelihoods that go beyond politics? ” -continued the natives of Uvalda. According to Joseph Sacran, a trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, gun violence is “a unique problem in America” and occurs “every day” in some US cities.
According to the latest data from the Arms Violence Archive, 247 mass shootings have taken place in the United States in the past five months, in which more than 18,800 have been killed in armed violence.
