By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Thursday said that the senseless gun violence continues to tear communities apart across the US as he reacted to the gun shooting at a high school in State of Georgia where 4 people were killed and several were injured.
According to media reports, the alleged shooter has been taken into custody.
The shooting took place at about 9:30 am US Eastern time at the Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.
Sheriff Jud Smith of Barrow County told reporters at a news conference “What you see behind us is an evil thing today,” he only said there had been “multiple injuries”.
Biden said that he mourns the deaths of those whose lives were cut short due to more senseless gun violence.
“What should have been a joyous back-to-school season in Winder, Georgia, has now turned into another horrific reminder of how gun violence continues to tear our communities apart,” Biden said.
He said that students across the country are learning how to duck and cover instead of how to read and write, adding, that the country cannot continue to accept this as normal.
“We are closely coordinating with officials at the federal, state and local level, and are grateful for the first responders who brought the suspect into custody and prevented further loss of life,” Biden said.
He said that ending this gun violence epidemic is personal to him and that is why he has signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
“I also established the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, overseen by Vice President Harris. We’ve made significant progress, but this crisis requires even more,” he said.
“We must ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines once again, require safe storage of firearms, enact universal background checks, and end immunity for gun manufacturers. These measures will not bring those who were tragically killed today back, but it will help prevent more tragic gun violence from ripping more families apart,” he added.
US media reports suggested that there have been 46 such shootings in 2024, which is higher than any year since 1999 the year of the Columbine High School shooting in which 15 were killed.
It claimed that over 383,000 students have experienced shootings at schools.
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