At least 3 killed in mass shooting at New Mexico High School
- mountroyaltimes
- Dec 7, 2017
- 2 min read
Officials are reporting that 3 people have died in what appears to be yet another mass shooting and active shooting situation that targets a US school. This time, a high school. It comes only a few weeks after shootings killed 4 that also targeted an elementary school in northern California's regions.
The acts come only a day after the House of Representatives voted with 231 'yes' votes in support of loosening gun restrictions and laws; allowing people with near no gun training to be allowed to own a gun and host a public carry permit.
The House's vote was seen as horrible by many, specifically Democrats. It comes as this year introduced two of the worst five mass shootings in recorded American history having killed 58 in Las Vegas and 26 in a Texas church massacre.
In both cases; restrictions on guns could've prevented numerous fatalities. In the case of Vegas' massacre, a ban on bump stocks (a mechanic that forces semi-automatic guns to mimic that of a fully-automatic one) could've prevented Stephen Paddock from shooting so quickly onto the concertgoers, leaving 600 killed or injured.
In the Texas church massacre, the deadliest shooting in a US place of worship in American history, the suspect's criminal history proves that he logically should not have been legally allowed to purchase weapons. His history with crime includes reports of abuse, violence, etc. He was even removed from the US Air Force for violent crimes.
However, instead of taking immediate action to limit devices that should've been meant to be illegal hence bump stocks, the US government decided to loosen gun laws and restrictions for carry permits to people that host untrained lethal defense weapons.
According to witnesses of today's mass shooting at the high school in Aztec, New Mexico's north-west town, it is currently believed that the suspect of the atrocious and viscous attack that killed two other students may have been a student himself. Police confirmed that the attacker was confirmed dead.
At the moment, it is unclear whether or not the suspect was killed at the scene or found dead elsewhere. Unconfirmed reports have suggested that police may have killed the suspect. Other unconfirmed reports of the incident suggested that the suspect was not aiming at killing large quantities, and may have had specific targets.
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