The United States cannot accept that deadly school shootings in the country “become the norm,” Joe Biden said, saying he was “grieving” the deaths of several people after a shooting at a high school near Atlanta.

“What should have been a happy start to the school year in Winter, Georgia, is turning into a horrific reminder: gun violence continues to destroy the lives of our fellow citizens“, the US president added, again calling on Congress to act, notably by banning rifles.

US Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke of an “unspeakable tragedy” after the shooting at a Georgia high school.

“I am devastated for the families affected by this unspeakable tragedy“, he said during the press conference, without giving a casualty count.

The American media are talking about several dead.

“Four dead. Nine people were taken to various hospitals with injuries. The suspect is in custody and is alive“, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation told Platform X.

According to the CNN network, the attacker is said to be a 14-year-old teenager.

The United States is the only developed country in the world frequently plagued by school shootings, a scourge facilitated by the spread of personal weapons.

In May 2022, 19 children and two teachers were the victims of the horrific massacre at their school in Uvalde, Texas, committed by an 18-year-old using a legally purchased rifle.

The US president has been vocal about the “epidemic” of gun violence and frequently urges Congress to take action.

Now, the number of victims must be particularly high or the circumstances particularly significant for these shooting incidents to attract national media attention.