[국제]”Last year, 20,000 people were killed in shootings in the United States…the new highest in 20 years”

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The recent shootings in Atlanta and Colorado are shocking American society.

It is said that 20,000 people died from shootings in the United States last year.

The U.S. government is in a rush to legislate gun control, but it doesn’t seem easy to pass Congress.

Reporter Kim Hyung-geun on the report.

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August last year.

A firefight broke out in a residential area in Washington, DC, USA, killing one and injuring 20.

Hundreds of people gathered in the middle of the night to enjoy a street party, and a quarrel broke out into a shootout.

[총격 희생자 어머니 : 솔직히 내 아이의 인생이 이렇게 끝나게 됐다는 걸 이해할 수 없어요. 17살밖에 안 됐는데…. 맏아들이에요.]

Nearly 20,000 people were killed by shootings in the United States last year.

It is the largest in the past 20 years.

Among the victims were 300 children.

There are also 24,000 people who have made extreme choices with firearms.

All in all, more than 100 people per day were killed by firearms.

The U.S. media analyzed that increased unemployment and increased stress due to the spread of Corona 19 had an impact.

In the wake of a series of firearms catastrophes in Atlanta and Colorado this year, the US government and Democrats are in a hurry to legislate gun control.

[젠 사키 / 백악관 대변인 : 우리는 총기 안전 조치뿐만 아니라 지역 사회의 폭력 문제를 해결하기 위한 행정적 조치를 포함해 입법을 통한 다양한 수단을 고려하고 있습니다.]

However, it is difficult to cross the Senate threshold, as many politicians are in the lobby of the Firearms Association, and Republicans’ opposition to the ban on offensive weapons and strengthening background checks.

This is YTN Kim Hyung-geun.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]