The US president, Joe Biden, lashed out at the Republicans in Congress and reproached them for not having reformed the laws that regulate the possession of firearms to prevent shootings like the one that occurred in Louisville (Kentucky).
“Once again, our nation is in mourning following a senseless act of gun violence. Jill and I pray for the lives lost and affected by today’s shooting,” the president said.
“Too many Americans are paying the price for this inaction with their lives. When will Republicans in Congress act to protect our communities?” Biden added.
Biden has not tired of repeatedly asking conservatives, who control the US House of Representatives, to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, which allow a gun wielder to kill large numbers of people without having to stop to reload bullets.
The United States passed a federal ban on assault weapons in the country in 1994, but it expired in 2004 without being renewed by Congress.
It is still unknown what weapon the Louisville shooter used, but assault weapons, especially AR-15 rifles, have been used in many of the shootings in recent years, such as the one that occurred just two weeks ago at a Nashville school. (Tennessee), where three children and three adults died.
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The attack on Monday in Louisville left at least four people dead and eight injured, including two police officers.
One of those agents is in critical condition and had to be operated on at the university hospital in Louisville, Louisville Police Lieutenant Colonel Paul L. Humphrey explained at a press conference.
According to Humphrey, the assailant had a “connection” to the bank and was an employee or former employee of the financial institution.
The shooting occurred this morning around 08:30 local time in a building in downtown Louisville where one of the headquarters of the Old National Bank, a regional bank with branches in the southeast and midwest of the United States, is located.
