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Headlines: A memorial for gun victims?
Crosses in tribute to the victims of the massacre at Uvalde Elementary School in Texas, May 26, 2022. © Jae C. Hong/AP
Text by: Achim Lippold Follow
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A week after the shooting in a school in Uvalde, the small Texan town buries this Tuesday, May 31 the first victims of this slaughter.
The United States was devastated by this drama, which nevertheless occurs almost every day, as the
Washington Post
reminds us .
Since the Uvalde shooting last Tuesday, at least 15 mass killings have taken place across the country, the newspaper writes.
The FBI defines a mass shooting as the simultaneous killing of at least four people.
According to The
Washington Post
, most of his shootings do not make national headlines and are covered only by local media.
The
Los Angeles Times
for its part proposes the establishment of a national day of tribute to the victims of mass killings, like “Memorial Day” which honors the memory of American soldiers who died in combat.
In 2020 alone, the newspaper said, more than 45,000 Americans were killed by firearms, almost as many as American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War.
And the
Los Angeles Times
concludes:
"
We need a memorial to honor the victims of gunfire, we need their names engraved before our eyes to remind us of the need to fight the enemy who is among us
.
"
Canada wants to toughen gun laws
In Canada, unlike the United States, the government has decided to act on gun violence.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that he wants to ban handguns in his country.
The newspaper
Le Devoir
notes that "
the Trudeau government is going much further than its election promise
" by prohibiting the purchase, sale and importation of handguns.
People who already have them can keep them.
According to the mayoress of Montreal, quoted by
Le Devoir
, the government should go further, by simply banning “
once and for all handguns in the country
”
.
The
Globe and Mail
newspaper for its part congratulates the federal authorities for their initiative, encouraging them to also combat arms trafficking from the United States.
Two German underage girls missing in Paraguay
The Paraguayan authorities announced it yesterday: the search for the two German girls aged 10 and 11 will intensify.
Clara, 10, entered Paraguay with her father, his new wife and her daughter, Lara.
They were last seen in January.
Clara's mother took part in a press conference yesterday in the capital Asunción during which she appealed to her ex-husband: “
Andreas, I beg you to contact me and put an end to this situation.
It's a nightmare that we live, it's not a normal life
anymore
.
According to the newspaper
El Nacional
, the couple did not have permission to leave Germany with their respective daughters.
Their current whereabouts are unknown.
Also according to
El Nacional
, the couple fled Germany to live in an anti-vax community in Paraguay.
However, the authorities do not rule out the hypothesis that the Germans left Paraguay and settled elsewhere in a neighboring country.
In Brazil, it is easier to get elected as a deputy when you are white
This is a survey published by
Folha de São Paulo
, a few weeks before the official start of the campaign for the presidential and legislative elections next October.
Only 3% of federal deputies are of Afro-Brazilian origin.
“
In Brazil, a black candidate is half as likely to be elected as a white candidate
,
”
the newspaper points out, citing the result of a study on racism in political life.
And even once elected, you can be a victim of racism within the National Congress itself, according to parliamentarian Silvia Cristina.
"
I have already been banned from entering Parliament, even with the official badge
,
"
she told
Folha de São Paulo newspaper.
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