The president of the United States, Joe Biden, urged his citizens this Tuesday to support the proposal promoted by his Administration for Congress to ban assault weapons, after the shooting at the Super Bowl celebration parade in Kansas City that left the At least one dead and more than 20 injured.
“Today’s events should move us, shock us, embarrass us, and compel us to act,” Biden said in a statement from the White House.
He called on Americans to “make your voice heard in Congress so that we act once and for all to ban assault weapons, limit high-capacity magazines, strengthen background checks, and keep guns out of the hands of those who do not.” They have no right to own or manage them.”
“The Super Bowl is the most unifying event in the United States. There is nothing that unites us more. And the celebration of the Super Bowl victory is a moment of incomparable joy for the winning team and its fans. “That this joy today turns into tragedy in Kansas City goes deep into the American soul,” Biden said.
The US president recalled that this Wednesday marks six years since the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in which a 24-year-old young man armed with an assault rifle killed 17 people – 14 students and three workers – and injured others. fourteen.
“So far we have had more mass shootings in 2024 than days in the year. The epidemic of gun violence is tearing families and communities apart every day. Some make it to the news, although a large part (of them not), but all of them are unacceptable,” argued the American leader, who added that together with the first lady, Jill Biden, he is praying for the victims and for the country to “find the determination to end this senseless epidemic of gun violence that tears us apart.”
Among the more than 20 people injured by gunshots during the celebrations in Kansas City, eight are considered in immediate danger of death, seven with life-threatening injuries and six with minor injuries, according to the head of the local Fire Department, Ross, in a press conference. Grundyson.
Meanwhile, the head of the local Police Department, Stacey Graves, reported the arrest of a third person during the deadly incident, which adds to the “two armed people” detained who had previously been reported and who are currently being detained. considers suspicious.
Local media indicated that a significant number of victims could be minors since Mercy Children’s Hospital has received a dozen patients.
The event took place in the vicinity of Union Station, the central railway station in Kansas City, the end point of the Kansas City Chiefs celebration parade and where numerous fans were concentrated.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas confessed that he himself “had to run when he heard the shots,” as did hundreds of people.
”Myself, my wife, a lot of families, players, members of the Chiefs, their families, a lot of people who were at Union Station or nearby. So a lot of people have been affected,” he added.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes posted a message on the social network X in which he expressed: “Praying for Kansas City.”
The Kansas City Chiefs also reacted with a statement: “We are saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred at the conclusion of today’s parade. “Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and all of Kansas City.”
The Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos also expressed their dismay at what happened in a joint statement.
“Our hearts go out to ‘Chiefs Kingdom’ after the tragic events and shocking violence that occurred during the parade in Kansas City,” they lamented.
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