Los Angeles College firing: The dangerous face of America’s ‘gun culture’ has once again surfaced. Two women were seriously injured in a firing on Monday afternoon in the campus of Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, located in the England area of Los Angeles, California, who were rushed to the hospital.
The incident has created a tense atmosphere in the area and the police have sealed the entire campus and started searching room by room. According to Englewood Mayor James Butts, the firing took place around 4 pm. And although there is no concrete evidence that the suspect is in that area, the police is not taking any risk.
Violence in educational institutions – a serious concern
Spartan College is known for training in the field of aviation and technology across the United States. According to his website, around 500 students are studying in this premises. Armed attack on such a reputed institute raises a big question mark on the safety of educational institutions. After this incident, a large number of police forces have been deployed in the area and there is an atmosphere of fear among the local citizens. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the firing, but two women were seriously injured.
Three deaths in Virginia, ‘gun culture’ havoc in America
A few days before the incident, three civilians were killed and several others were injured in a shootout at a townhouse complex in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The police control room received information at 5:30 pm local time and law enforcement personnel reached the spot. However, no one has been arrested in this case yet. Spotsylvania County Police Department and investigative agencies have started investigation and a large number of police forces have been deployed at the scene.
America’s ‘gun culture’: arms crisis
America is considered to be the most powerful nation in the world, but due to its gun culture it is failing to guarantee the safety of its citizens. Today the United States population is around 330 million, but the number of registered weapons has exceeded 400 million. There is a political division on this issue. On the one hand some elements are demanding gun control, on the other hand, many citizens are insisting on keeping weapons citing the right to second amendment of the Constitution. Whether it is Biden Administration or Trump Administration – no one has taken concrete steps on this issue. As a result, firing incidents at schools, colleges, shopping malls and even religious places have increased.
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Rule of law or havoc of weapons?
Whether it is Spartan College firing or massacre in Virginia – all these incidents have once again shown that America is now caught in the grip of its own gun culture. Experts have expressed apprehension that if the government does not take immediate decisions to protect security, education and fundamental rights, then such incidents will increase in future. These incidents have shook not only America but to the whole world to such an extent that no one can guarantee where the gun will stop.
