Gun Violence Persists in the US Due to Hollow Regulations... Three Dead Including Perpetrator in High School Shooting

Police Officers Quickly Intervene to Prevent Major Disaster
June Gun Control Law Passed but Excludes Ban on Assault Rifles and Large-Capacity Magazines

The scene of the high school shooting in St. Louis, USA. Photo by AP Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Bang Je-il] A shooting incident occurred at an arts high school in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, resulting in three deaths including the perpetrator.

According to the Associated Press on the 24th (local time), the shooting took place shortly after 9 a.m. at the 'Central Visual and Performing Arts High School' in St. Louis. The St. Louis police announced at a press conference that one adult and one girl died in the incident, and the shooter also died.

Earlier, the police and the school stated via Twitter that the shooter was quickly subdued by responding officers. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also issued a statement confirming that "there is no longer an immediate threat."

When the shooting occurred, hundreds of students and staff evacuated the school building urgently, and dozens of police cars surrounded the building. Tanya Golston, a 16-year-old student at the school, testified in an interview with the local media St. Louis Post-Dispatch, saying, "The perpetrator came in holding a gun, and I saw blood on the floor." Ninth-grade student Naila Jones said that while she was in math class, the shooter fired toward the classroom from the hallway.

The Associated Press reported that students barricaded classroom doors and escaped through windows upon hearing gunshots.

Meanwhile, in the United States, a tragic incident occurred on the 14th when a 15-year-old boy's shooting spree resulted in five deaths. Regarding that shooting incident, President Joe Biden issued a statement saying, "I mourn with the families who lost loved ones, thinking of the shattered communities."

President Biden added, "Since the Buffalo and Uvalde incidents earlier this year, there have been too many mass shootings in the U.S., including those that don't make the news, and too many families have lost spouses, parents, and children forever. Please stop. We have mourned and prayed with too many families burdened by these horrific mass shootings."

In the U.S., large-scale gun incidents continue without pause, including the supermarket shooting in Buffalo, New York, in May that killed 10 people, and the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in the same month that claimed the lives of 19 children and 2 teachers.

In response, the U.S. Congress passed a gun control law in June for the first time in 30 years, focusing on strengthening background checks for those aged 18 to 21 who want to purchase firearms. However, key provisions such as banning assault rifles and high-capacity magazines were excluded due to Republican opposition. The House of Representatives later passed an assault weapons ban, but the Senate has again reached a deadlock due to Republican opposition.

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