US mourns victims of Colorado supermarket massacre
Five days of sorrow. In the United States, a nationwide mourning for the victims of the Colorado massacre. And in the state itself, the flags will be lowered for ten days – according to the death toll, MIR 24 reports.
On the eve of a 21-year-old Boulder resident opened fire in one of the local supermarkets. 10 people were killed, including a policeman. Now the offender has been detained and is already giving testimony, but it has not yet been specified what his motives were. It is known that he shot from a popular rifle in the states, which can be bought at any specialty store. In connection with the incident, Joe Biden wants to get a ban on the sale of assault weapons.
“I don’t need another minute to take steps that are consistent with common sense and can save lives in the future. I urge my colleagues in the House and Senate to act. We can again ban assault weapons and high-capacity stores in our country, ”the American leader said.
Note that this is the seventh massacre in the United States since the beginning of this year.
