Dear MEL Topic Readers,
At least 150 people fatally shot in more than 400 shootings over the Fourth of July weekend
The fourth of July is a big holiday for Americans. Fireworks, parades, barbeques, and parties took place all over the country to celebrate the nation’s 245th birthday. But fireworks weren’t the only one that sounded aloud during the holiday weekend. Firearms made a big bang, too. Sadly, a mass shooting is not unusual anywhere in the USA, in New York, Denver, and even in a small town in Midwest. This year during the 72-hour period between 6:00 pm Friday and 6:00 am Monday, Americans saw over 400 shootings across the country that left at least 150 deaths. For example, four children aged six, 14, and 16 were shot by a 15-year-old boy in Norfolk, Virginia. Also, two boys were killed and three others were wounded at a park in Cincinnati, Ohio, all of whom were teenagers.
Though enough gun violence is being reported, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. If a firearm is owned and carried, it could be fired at anyone at any time. It is impossible to stop gun violence only by prohibiting gun owners from shooting at people. Human rights seem to include gun ownership in the USA.
Read the article and learn about America’s violent fourth of July.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/05/us/us-shootings-july-fourth-weekend/index.html
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