At the scene of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. File photoWASHINGTON, May 26.The United States is «addicted to death» at the highest levels of government and has legitimized indifference to the death of people for profit, American religious and public figure Mike McBride told RIA Novosti, commenting on the increasing cases of mass shootings and insufficient control over the spread of weapons in the country. «I feel a mixture resentment and grief. This country is addicted to death at the highest levels of government. We have legitimized indifference and politics for profit. We know there are senators who miss voting on bills they know will save American lives but upset their donors. What kind of immoral leaders are in our government that they allow the spread of weapons of mass destruction in the communities they say they represent?” said McBride, who leads the movement to prevent gun violence. mass shooting at a primary school in the city of Uvalde (Texas), which occurred on Tuesday and became the bloodiest crime of its kind in the United States over the past ten years. The victims, according to the latest data, were 21 people, including 19 children. At least 17 others were injured and their lives are now out of danger. After the incident, McBride criticized US political circles for their stance on gun control, calling the Republicans «disgusting» and the Democrats «politically incompetent.»
2021-2022 U.S. School Shootings»Meanwhile, white evangelists are turning sacred texts into a tool to support gun violence. I've spoken to evangelists who told me they don't want to lose their parishioners, so they won't talk about gun control. They are afraid to tell the truth because they don’t want to lose support,” the pastor said. The activist stated that life in the United States as a whole has become “less safe”, cases of discrimination against colored minorities have become more frequent in the country. At the same time, in his opinion, the authorities are not doing enough to support the mental health of children.
"Facebook* is closing the accounts of black activists who are not prone to violence, but gives freedom of speech to those who support violence. The latter feel free to drive around our communities in their trucks and kill our people. What country do we live in? This is a pre-genocidal state,» McBride said.
Speaking the day before with an appeal to the Americans in connection with the shooting in Texas, Biden called for challenging the arms lobby. As the head of state recalled, during his career as a US senator and vice president, he participated in the adoption of laws on weapons that «work and have a positive effect.» Biden repeatedly promised to solve the problem, including being vice president of the United States in the administration of Barack Obama, when the tragedy happened at Sandy Hook. 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. Facebook and Instagram) banned in Russia as extremist