Why doesn’t armed killing in American schools stop?
With numerous violent attacks in American schools, that too with firearms, the voices of people’s protests and even the authorities are heard more than ever, to the point that the President of this country, Joe Biden, has recently officially expressed great concern about the continuation of this situation.
On Monday, April 28, the President of the United States stated that “guns are the most important killers of children in the United States and the number of these cases is increasing”, and said: “Where has our nation reached that children cannot participate in birthday parties without fear?” Do parents have to worry every time their children go out to attend school, the cinema or the park?
“Statista” statistical database confirms Biden’s statements about the significant increase in armed killings in schools. The figure below depicts the growing trend of armed attacks and the number of people killed in American schools from 1980 to 2022; A trend that will undoubtedly continue in the coming years.
