The rate of school shootings in the US was an embarrassment, according to the AOC.
There were almost 300 school shootings in the US in the last ten years. In the same period, other G7 countries saw just five.
There was a shooting at a Texas school that killed 21 people.
The rate of school shooting in the US is a mark of global shame.
During a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on gun violence, the New York Democrat asked the president of the National Education Association, "How many school shootings did the United States have in the last eight years?"
Pringle said "288"
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK have all had school shootings. Pringle said five. The US has seen more school shootings than any other G7 country.
"289 against five." This is not something you would expect. It's not normal and it's embarrassing to the US. "For all the billions and trillions that this body authorizes in the name of national security, we can't even keep our kids safe from their school being turned into a war zone."
The US spends more money on defense than any other country in the world, but it has the highest rate of gun deaths in high-income countries. Guns are the leading cause of death for children in the United States. The US has the highest rate of gun ownership.
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In recent decades, many of the most high-profile shootings in the US have taken place at schools. A tracker from the Washington Post shows that there have been over 300 school shootings in the US since the 1999 massacre at the Colorado high school.
In late May, a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas left 21 people dead, including 19 children. The debate over gun violence in the US has been reignited by the shooting.
Democrats are pushing for tougher gun laws. Many Republicans in Congress are against any new gun laws and have avoided blaming mass shootings on guns, instead suggesting that mental health problems are the root cause.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting that anyone who shoots another person has a mental health challenge. There is nothing else to say. The mental health challenge needs to be targeted by the government.
Democrats like Chris Murphy reject the idea that mental health problems are to blame.
Let me know if you think I'm exaggerating about mental illness. We don't have as many mental illnesses as other countries. We aren't an outlier on mental illness, so you can't explain this through a mental illness lens. When it comes to access to firearms and the ability of criminals to get their hands on firearms, we are an outlier. Murphy made the comments to reporters last month.
President Joe Biden urged Congress to pass new laws to address gun violence in the US. "How much more carnage are we willing to accept?" Biden asked.
Business Insider has an article on it.
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