Renewed Call For Gun Control Laws After Texas School Shooting

There has been a renewed clamour for effective implementation of stringent gun-control laws in the US.

Ten people have been killed and ten others injured in yet another instance of gun violence at a school in the United States. The incident occurred early on Friday, 18 May at SantaFe High School, in Texas. The perpetrator has been identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old student of the same school. He surrendered to the authorities and is presently under custody.

According to an EveryTown.org research report, there have been 17 incidents of school shootings in 2018 alone, with the most horrific one at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on 14 February, where 14 students and three staff-members were killed.

Following the rise of incidents of mass shootings in the country, there has been much clamour from US citizens for implementation of stringent gun control laws. The call for gun control laws reached its crescendo following the Parkland shooting incident.

Although, there has much debate on this President Donald Trump has, largely, stayed silent on the issue.

The school-shooting at Santa Fe, Texas and two other incidents of shooting at Boston and at a high school graduation ceremony in Georgia have led to fresh calls for gun control laws.

People across the country took to Twitter to advocate for effective gun control laws.

‘How Many More Kids Have to Die?’

If there was one sensible #GunReformNow law made in state houses and the House and Senate for every one of the NRA’s “thoughts and prayers” then Gun massacres like Santa Fe would be less frequent, like they used to be.

— Grant Stern (@grantstern) May 18, 2018

I just got back from planning a vigil for the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting... to find out there was just another shooting at Mount Zion High School in Georgia. This is surreal. Make it stop NOW. We need tangible change and common sense gun laws. #ENOUGH

— Kelly Ward (@kellmichelle895) May 19, 2018

Santa Fe High School doesn’t need thoughts and prayers. We need #GunReformNow. Don’t let criminals, domestic abusers or mentally ill pass background checks. Limit high capacity military style weaponry. Invest in medicaid and social service programs. Stop being the NRA’s bitch

— ♻️💙🇺🇸 Christopher Zullo (@ChrisJZullo) May 18, 2018

Another school shooting.
Another "suspect" in custody.
Another "prayer" sent by Trump and the rest of those bought off by the NRA.

HOW MANY MORE HAVE TO DIE?!#GunReformNow
Santa Fe High school
Texas

— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) May 18, 2018

shooting at a graduation in georgia. i don’t even have words at this point except that i fear going to school and I have 2 more years of it.

— Mary Grace Purser (@mg_purser) May 19, 2018

The Santa Fe killers were not *confused kids* or *mentally ill.* The were monsters who planned a massacre and committed premeditated murder. #GunReformNow

— DamnIt Dyann! (@Dyann057) May 18, 2018

Doesn't Texas have the most "good guys with a gun"? Shouldn't they have been able to stop this? no? That's right, because it's false logic! #enoughisenough #GunReformNow #GunControl

— StacyMcPhee (@McPheeBoysMom) May 18, 2018

• If we build a wall, it will stop dangerous illegal immigrants.
• If we ban abortion, it will stop abortion.
• If we ban Muslims, it will protect us from terrorism.
• But gun control? That can't work. People will always find a way.#GunControlNow #GunReformNow #GunControl

— JRehling (@JRehling) May 18, 2018

This morning I woke up to the headlines about a school shooting in Texas

And later tonight I will go to sleep knowing the names of those who were shot in yet another school shooting in Georgia.

This needs to stop.

— ry 🌻 (@lazyleis) May 19, 2018

How many more kids have to die?! They must be protected! #GunControlNow #GunReformNow

— Brenna D'Amico (@brennadamico) May 18, 2018

Fewer entrances. Blame the parents. Blame law enforcement. Focus on mental illness. Arm teachers. These are the solutions floated by those who prize assault weapons over children, and they're all ideas that are either stupid or intellectually dishonest. #SantaFe #GunReformNow

— Landon Hall (@LandonHall) May 18, 2018

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