The occurrence of a mass killing incident in the state of Georgia, on the eve of the US presidential election, has heated up the discussion of regulating the use of personal weapons and the pathology of armed violence in educational environments.
Eviralnews,, the US state of Georgia witnessed the armed action of a 14-year-old high school student, which led to the murder of four people, including two classmates and two teachers, and the wounding of nine others.
Although gun violence is common in America due to the availability of firearms, this is the first time since the beginning of this school year that we have seen a mass shooting within the context of the US education system.
Colt Gray, the teenage boy who committed the crime, was investigated last year for making an online threat to attack the school, but at the time denied the charge.
He carried out his plan using a semi-automatic weapon, immediately surrendered to the police and is currently in custody.
According to AnnaThe occurrence of this incident on the eve of the US presidential election once again heated up the discussion of the right to use personal weapons, which is a point of difference between the Democratic and Republican parties.
Republicans, who are tied to the powerful arms lobby, strongly oppose the Democrats' position on the need to impose restrictions on gun laws.
Georgia is one of the key states in the US election scene, and the partisan atmosphere surrounding the recent incident can be involved in determining the final opinion of hesitant voters.
Over the past 20 years, the United States has witnessed hundreds of armed incidents at schools and universities, the worst of which occurred in 2007 at Virginia Tech University, resulting in 30 deaths. Having said that, what just happened in the state of Georgia can be examined from two points of view: “the need to regulate the laws of carrying personal weapons” and “the need to diagnose armed violence in educational environments”.
