Barack Obama paid tribute to the 19 youngsters and two academics killed in a ruthless bloodbath in Uvalde, Texas after a gunman opened hearth at Robb Elementary College on Tuesday.
Obama — who served as US president from 2009 till 2017 — shared a poignant word on social media, the place he highlighted the chilling echo of the 2012 Sandy Hook capturing that left 26 lifeless.
“Throughout the nation, dad and mom are placing their youngsters to mattress, studying tales, singing lullabies— and behind their minds, they’re anxious about what would possibly occur tomorrow after they drop their children off at college, or take them to a grocery retailer or some other public area,” Obama tweeted.
“Michelle and I grieve with the households in Uvalde, who're experiencing ache nobody ought to should bear. We’re additionally offended for them.”
Obama recalled the tragic bloodbath that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary College in Dec. 2012, throughout which he served as president.
“Practically ten years after Sandy Hook — and ten days after Buffalo — our nation is paralyzed, not by worry, however by a gun foyer and a political get together which have proven no willingness to behave in any manner that may assist stop these tragedies,” he wrote in a follow-up tweet.
“It’s long gone time for motion, any sort of motion. And it’s one other tragedy—a quieter however no much less tragic one—for households to attend one other day.”
“Practically ten years after Sandy Hook, our nation is paralyzed, not by worry, however by a gun foyer.”
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“Might God bless the reminiscence of the victims, and within the phrases of Scripture, heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds,” he concluded.
In 2013, then-president Obama accused Republican senators of placing politics forward of security after they voted in opposition to a background examine modification for firearm purchases.
Obama, who made gun management central to his administration’s objectives after the Sandy Hook capturing, known as Congress’ failure to behave “a fairly shameful day for Washington.”
The Uvalde shooter was recognized as Salvador Ramos, 18. He allegedly shot his grandmother earlier than heading to the elementary college with two assault rifles round 11:32 a.m. native time, based on officers.
The crime spree occurred simply two days from the top of the college 12 months and despatched dad and mom scrambling in a mad seek for their youngsters.
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