At the elementary school in Uwalde, Texas where the shooting took placeWASHINGTON, May 25.Russian-speaking children, according to police, were not injured during a shooting that occurred on Tuesday in a school in the US state of Texas, Russian Consul General in Houston Alexander Zakharov told RIA Novosti. Earlier on Tuesday, an 18-year-old resident of the Texas town of Uvalde opened fire in primary school. According to CNN, 18 children and three adults were killed, the attacker was killed by the police. «We spoke with the Yuvalde police department. There is no evidence that Russian-speaking children were injured,» Zakharov said. This is the second mass murder in the United States in 10 days. On Saturday, May 14, an 18-year-old youth killed ten people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. The police believe that the perpetrator, who surrendered to the authorities, was motivated by racial hatred. Shooting is not uncommon in American schools, but the tragedy in Uvalde was the bloodiest since December 14, 2012. Then 20 students and six adults died in the village of Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Before the attack on a local elementary school, a 20-year-old boy shot his mother dead, and then committed suicide upon the arrival of the police. US President Joe Biden, speaking on Tuesday at the White House with an appeal to Americans in connection with the shooting at an elementary school in Texas, urged to quit challenge to the gun lobby. As the head of state recalled, during his career as a US senator and vice president, he participated in the adoption of weapons laws that «work and have a positive effect.»
Biden has repeatedly promised to solve the problem, including as vice president United States in the administration of Barack Obama when the Sandy Hook tragedy occurred. Many supporters of tighter gun control in the United States do not hide their disappointment with the achievements of the head of state in this field, given that this issue was one of the central places in his election program and favorably distinguished him from other contenders for the presidency. Meanwhile, many note that real steps in terms of strengthening gun control are still far from the ambitious goals that Biden outlined as a presidential candidate. jpg» />Biden urged to challenge gun lobby after school shooting