Chinanews, December 6th, a comprehensive report, just a few days after the campus shooting in Michigan, a U.S. congressman posted a photo of himself and his family smiling and holding guns in front of the Christmas tree on social media Twitter. This move immediately triggered criticism from all walks of life.
According to reports, Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky uploaded a photo on Twitter. The picture shows himself and six family members holding guns in front of the Christmas tree. Everyone has a smile on their faces.
He also attached a text saying: "Merry Christmas! Note: Santa Claus, please bring us ammunition."
Image source: The picture shows a screenshot of Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie (Thomas Massie) Twitter.
According to the report, this tweet quickly triggered a backlash. The families of the victims of the school shootings criticized Marcy, accusing him of the tragedy of a 15-year-old shooting and killing multiple students at a high school in Michigan. Actions of Lixin".
Democratic Congressman John Yarmuth of Kentucky criticized it as “shameful.” He also said that Republicans who support guns sent such a message, “to openly poke the soreness of children’s gunpoints in front of us. It's as if they won."
Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois said that Massey’s move was “not in support of the right to possess and carry weapons, but a fascination with guns”.
The parent of the victims of the Florida campus shooting, Fred Guttenberg, also responded to Marcy's tweet on Twitter; Guttenberg's daughter lost his life in the Parkland campus shooting in Florida in 2018 .
He said: "Republican Rep. Marcy, since I want to share a family photo, I will also post my photo here. This is the last photo I took of my daughter, and the other is where she slept. ."
Image source: Screenshot from the Twitter of Fred Guttenberg, the parent of the victims of the school shooting in Florida, USA.
On November 30, a shooting incident occurred at a high school near Detroit, Michigan, resulting in 4 deaths and 7 injuries.
On December 1, the 15-year-old suspect Clumbury was charged with 4 first-degree murders, 1 terrorism death count, 7 deliberate murder and assault, and 11 armed felony counts.
The Oakland County attorney in Michigan announced on the 3rd that the suspect's parents were charged with "involuntary manslaughter."
According to US media, Clumbury's parents bought a gun for Crubri as a Christmas gift, and before the tragedy, they repeatedly ignored warning signs that could prevent the tragedy from happening.
The shooting incident in the Mississippi campus prompted all walks of life in the United States to re-examine the issue of gun control and campus safety.
According to information from the Gun Control Initiative "Urban Firearms Safety", this is the most casualty school shooting in the United States so far this year.
"Urban Firearms Safety" is an organization that saves data about mass shootings and lobbies for gun control.