Shootings in New Orleans and Florida

According to Webangah News quoted by Tasnim News agency, the local police of New Orleans announced that at least 5 people, including 3 police officers and 2 pedestrians, were injured as a result of a shooting in a house in the suburbs of this city.

The head of the regional police announced that the police officers went to the scene of the incident after receiving the shooting report and there They encountered two wounded people outside a house. Meanwhile, the conflict between the armed man and the police officers began.

Police issued an arrest warrant for 31-year-old Matthew Letters for attempted murder and armed robbery, but Letters was killed in the shooting. It has been reported.

Injury of famous American football due to the shooting in Florida

in another incident As a result of a mass shooting in a nightclub in Sanford, Florida, 10 people were injured, including a famous player of the Houston Texas football team.

According to this report, this shooting took place in the middle of last night, which injured 10 people, including “Tank Dell”, a player of the Houston Texas football team. His injuries were not serious and he was discharged from the hospital. The injuries of the other victims of the accident were also superficial. has arrested a 16-year-old in connection with this shooting and attempted murder. Further research in this field continues.

while According to the statistics of the American Armed Violence Archive, since the beginning of this year, 129 mass shootings have occurred across the country. Mass shooting refers to those shootings in which at least 4 or more people are killed except the attacker.

The increase in armed violence in the United States is such that every week there are shootings. We are bloody somewhere in 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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