The word “shock” is not enough to reflect the situation in the US after the new bloodshed at Robb Elementary School, where an 18-year-old, armed with a heavy automatic weapon, shot for 45 minutes students up to 10 years old, resulting in disappearance 19 children and two teachers. The word that reflects the climate, not only in Texas, but throughout the United States, is one: TREMBLING.
Yesterday’s massacre in Texas was the 27th shooting incident recorded in the last year in the US. This is a situation that is perpetuated and although the blood tax has proven to be very heavy, no measure of what has been taken has paid off, at least in substance, as the problem is not being tackled at its root.
The 18-year-old’s attack on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, brought back two important issues for American society:
1) The free or non-possession and use of weapons and,
2) The presence of security teams in school facilities across the country (and not just in Texas).
The discussion about guns and security teams in schools
In the United States, the debate over the free possession and use of firearms is not new. In essence, American society is completely divided on this issue. Republicans insist that in the United States, guns have traditionally been open to the public. Democrats, for their part, insist and fight for strict rules.
A good percentage of citizens, however, and in this case not just Republican voters, believe that the US arms market should be free so that every citizen has the opportunity to defend and protect their family and themselves. .
But what about cases like the 18-year-old, who legally bought two automatic weapons? At this point, then, the debate is complicated. How can the arms market be kept open and at the same time unnecessary attacks prevented?
One proposal that has been put back on the table regarding school safety is the placement of security teams on school premises. In this case, too, there are many objections, as the presence of armed groups inside the schools carries other risks.
How he bought the weapons
Texas is one of the few states in the United States where arms purchases are free for those over 18. Robb Elementary 18-year-old butcher Salvador Ramos obtained the weapons he used to kill 19 children and two teachers just last week. He just turned 18 years old. The young killer is said to have planned long before his action and after legally acquiring the weapons (two AR-15 rifles), he carried out his plan, surprising everyone, but much more the Texas authorities. For one of the two weapons, the 18-year-old had given only $ 1,870!
Salvador Ramos, however, bought the two weapons online! The weapons were acquired by a company outside the city, but received by a local dealer. The order for one gun was placed on May 17th and the next day, on the 18th, another company placed the order for the bullets. The order for the second weapon was placed on May 20. The 18-year-old used one automatic in the Primary School, while the second was found in his vehicle. What remains unclear is how the young butcher paid to buy the weapons.
His mother kicked him out of the house
Salvador Ramos was a child who allegedly experienced rejection from his own family. He lived with his grandmother because his mother kicked him out of her house. He had many posts on Instagram calling his mother “put ….” because she wanted to chase him.
He first shot his grandmother
On Tuesday morning, the 18-year-old initially shot his grandmother at their home. Then he took the truck and drove to school. He took a gun from the car and started shooting at the children. For 45 minutes he sowed his way, before falling dead from the bullets of a border guard, who rushed to the spot to help the police. It is noteworthy that the 19 children who died were from the same class.
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