In Philadelphia, three people died in a shooting after a brawl over the weekend, three people were killed in a similar act in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and three more people died in Saginaw, Michigan, also this weekend.
The shootings followed several bloody mass shootings in the United States in a short time, and especially after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas in May, when an 18-year-old shot dead 21 people, including 19 children, at Robb Elementary School.
Now the US national football team published a statement on its website, an open letter addressed to the Senate and the House of Representatives.
“We are writing this to ask a simple question: When are we going to do something about gun-related crime in the United States?”, The letter begins.
“Those who have lost their lives as a result of gun violence, and the families left behind in grief, are the ones we are thinking about. Our silent minutes to pay tribute to the deceased will not solve this problem. Beyond all deaths, gun violence damages mental health. “In children, parents, teachers and residents who are constantly worried about whether they, or someone they like, will fall victim to a shooting. It is often frightening that innocent children fall victim.”
“It’s enough now!”
Before the second final match in the basketball NBA between Golden State and Boston, players with coaches warmed up in yellow shirts with the message “Stop the gun violence”. On the back was a list of organizations that are actively working on weapons-related issues.
Following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in May, Golden State coach Steve Kerr went viral with his emotional speech:
“I’m so tired of sitting here and offering sympathy to all the broken families out there. I’m so tired of saying I’m sorry. I’m tired of all the quiet minutes. It’s enough now!” He said after. the deed.
Reluctant Republicans
The American national football team is appealing to the Senate to pass the new law changes, which will, among other things, raise the age limit to 21 and give higher penalties for arms smuggling.
Stricter gun laws must be approved in both houses of Congress – and Republicans have so far been reluctant to shake up the American right to bear arms.
In the Democratic-led House of Representatives, a proposal for expanded background checks has already been voted through, but the proposal does not appear to get through the Senate, where Democrats and Republicans have 50 seats each.