White House Urges Stricter Gun Laws Following Georgia School Shooting

Washington, September 5: 
Following the tragic shooting incident at a Georgia high school that claimed the lives of four individuals, including two kids, the White House has urged Congress to "do something" by banning assault rifles. White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre added, "We need universal background checks... "after an expression of sympathy for the victims of the high school massacre.We must enact a national red flag law, mandate safe gun storage, fund preventative initiatives, and outlaw assault weapons and magazines with large capacity.

According to authorities, a shooting incident occurred at Apalachee High School in Georgia on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of two students and two teachers and wounding nine others.

Kamala Harris, the vice president, has also spoken out against the shooting, calling it "outrageous."

As she made a campaign visit in New Hampshire, Harris scoffed at the fact that parents in the US have to take their kids to school every day fearing for their safety.

"These beloved children were snatched away from us far too soon by a sick and disturbed monster," tweeted former president Donald Trump.

During a news conference late Wednesday afternoon, Chris Hosey, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, claimed that one suspect, a 14-year-old kid, was alive and brought into custody after the gunshots at the school.

Hosey stated that upon being approached, the suspect promptly turned himself in to the authorities. According to Hosey and Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith, he will be charged with murder and processed as an adult. He was working with investigators.

"He gave up, got on the ground and the deputy took him into custody," he added.

Investigators were still trying to piece together how the shooter gained access to the school and the rifle he used in the massacre.

The probe remained "very active," according to Hosey.

Purpose was not made clear. Smith claimed ignorance regarding any link between the shooter and the victims or whether they were specifically targeted.

This school massacre was one of many that have occurred in the United States in the last several years; three of them, in particular, in Parkland, Florida, Uvalde, and Newtown, Connecticut, were particularly tragic.

The school shootings have sparked heated discussions over gun control and upset parents whose children have become used to active shooter exercises at school. However, they have failed to make a significant impact on the matter of national gun laws.