Five teenagers were injured in a shooting in Maryland

according to the report of the International Group Tasnim News Agency, at least 5 teenage students were injured as a result of a shooting in a park in the Greenbelt area of ​​Maryland, USA.

Chief Local police said the shooting occurred in a park in the area where 500 to 600 high school seniors had gathered for a gathering for students about to graduate. As a result of this shooting, 5 male students aged 16 to 18 were injured.

He added: One of the victims is in a serious physical condition and the other victims are in relatively stable conditions.

Accordingly, the police are looking for one suspect but there may be other suspects. also exist. So far, the motive of the shooting has not been determined.

The regional police chief added: So far, no clear reason has been identified for this incident. We must confront these shootings because they are painful for our community.

Meanwhile, the National Archive of Armed Violence announced in a report that in the first 110 days of this year, 120 mass and fatal shootings have occurred across the United States. . Shootings in which 4 or more people are killed except the assailant.

The rise of armed violence in the United States is such that every week we see bloody shootings in some part of the United States. These shootings in public places such as schools, shopping malls and churches have increased dramatically.

It is said that the high number of shootings in America has caused people’s anxiety and insecurity and It has started many political debates. Critics accuse pro-gun Republican extremists of treacherous collaboration with the gun lobby.

In recent years, anti-gun lobby groups have gained influence in America, but in At the top of politics, not much has been done yet due to the balance of power in the Senate and systemic constraints. So the Republicans are still on the side of the gun owners and the Democrats are getting nowhere with their projects. Some say, Biden could simply issue executive orders, or declare a public health emergency, and take countermeasures given the toll of gun violence. However, in both cases, this would be easy to undo and the next election is only a few months away.

National Rifle Association of America ( NRA) is one of the most powerful non-military organizations in this country that drives the interests of gun owners and those who deem it necessary.

The association may have lost some of its influence in recent years and may not be as financially powerful as it was in 2016, when it spent about $54 million on presidential campaigns. But the gun lobby and its supporters have since invested about $33 million in the 2020 presidential election. One of their main goals is to prevent stricter laws against gun owners.

In this situation, the ruling Democrats are particularly in favor of strict gun laws, in While the Republicans are against it. But the majority of American political representatives are against building a legislative wall in the US Senate against this issue. To implement such a project, a 60% majority in Congress is required, which does not exist.

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