Shooting in America left 2 dead and 10 injured

According to Fars International News Agency, American media reported on Wednesday morning that at least 2 people were killed and 10 others were injured in a shooting at a graduation ceremony in the city of Richmond in the state of Virginia.

The Huffington Post reported that before this shooting happened, a graduation ceremony was being held at a high school in the city of Richmond.

Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting. After this shooting, the graduation ceremony was canceled.

Availability of weapons

Although the United States accounts for about five percent of the world’s population, it houses nearly 31 percent of those who commit mass murders with weapons.

Also, according to the report of the US Congressional Research Center, Americans own about half (48%) of the total 650 million civilian weapons available around the world.

Despite the fact that such shootings each time fuel public debate about the necessary measures, the possibility of passing laws to prevent the use of semi-automatic weapons seems unlikely.

Not long ago, the Pew Research Center announced that the results of its research show that the number of American children and teenagers who were shot dead between 2019 and 2021 has increased by 50%.

The results of the Pew Center research show that the number of children and teenagers who die due to gunfire has increased from 1,732 to 2,590 between 2019 and 2021.

This figure is the highest number recorded since the reporting of such deaths in 1999.

Earlier, the Washington Post reported that 2022 was the most violent school year in American schools in the past few decades. There were 46 school shootings this year.

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