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Texas Gunman Locked Classroom, Shot Students, Teachers

An 18-year-old gunman killed at least 19 students and two teachers at a elementary school Tuesday in the American state of Texas. Several other people hurt in the attack remain at local hospitals.

The attack took place at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Officials said the gunman locked himself inside a fourth-grade classroom and started shooting. He used a rifle purchased just days ago, after his 18th birthday. The attack ended when law enforcement officers broke into the classroom and killed the shooter.

Lieutenant2 Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN that the gunman "barricaded4 himself by locking the door and just started shooting children and teachers that were inside that classroom."

Officials identified the gunman as Salvador Ramos. He was a member of the community in the mainly Hispanic town of Uvalde. The town is about 135 kilometers west of San Antonio and near the Mexico border.

Ramos, officials said, acted alone. He had shot his grandmother earlier and crashed his car before entering the school. The attack happened just two days before the last day of the school year.

It was the deadliest shooting at an elementary school since the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A local gunman killed 20 students and six adults in 2012.

Mass shootings in America

Tuesday night, American President Joe Biden addressed the nation shortly after his return from a five-day trip in Asia.

"To lose a child is like having a piece of your soul ripped away," Biden said. "As a nation, we have to ask: When in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? When in God's name will we do what we all know in our gut5 needs to be done?"

The president also said, "These kinds of mass shootings rarely happen anywhere else in the world."

The elementary school shooting in Texas came just 10 days after another gunman killed 10 people at a food store in Buffalo6, New York.

The Gun Violence Archive said there were 15 more mass shootings that were not widely reported between the two shootings. The independent organization reported 213 mass shootings so far in 2022.

The organization defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people are shot. It collects its information from law enforcement, government, and other sources.

What to do about gun violence?

Every mass shooting in the United States seems to show the political division in the country.

"The idea that an 18-year-old kid can walk into a gun store and buy two assault weapons is just wrong," Biden said.

The Democratic Party president had asked the Senate to pass bills from the House of Representatives. The proposed laws would require background checks and longer waiting periods for gun purchases. The Senate does not have the 60 votes required to overcome an expected filibuster7 from Republican Party senators. Other measures included a so-called "red flag" law meant to take guns away from people with mental health problems.

On Tuesday night, Biden said, "For every parent, for every citizen in this country, we have to make it clear to every elected official in this country: It's time to act."

Ted1 Cruz is a Republican Senator from the state of Texas. He told MSNBC news, "We know from past experience that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus." Cruz also said that after every mass shooting, Democrats8' and the news media's solution is to call for restrictions9 on gun rights.

Cruz and other Republicans, including former President Donald Trump10 and Texas Governor Greg Abbott, will speak before the gun rights lobbying group, the National Rifle Association, this Friday.

Words in This Story

barricade3 –v. to block a door or entrance so that people cannot get in or leave

lobby –v. to try to influence government officials to make decision for or against a policy or to vote for a bill

background check –n. an investigation11 of records and information about a person to find out if they are qualified12 to receive or be permitted to something

filibuster –n. an effort to prevent a legislature (such as the U.S. Senate) from considering a bill by making long speeches or otherwise blocking the legislation from consideration


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1 ted 9gazhs     
vt.翻晒,撒,撒开
参考例句:
  • The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
  • She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
2 lieutenant X3GyG     
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
参考例句:
  • He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
  • He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官,递上了一张简短的便条进去。
3 barricade NufzI     
n.路障,栅栏,障碍;vt.设路障挡住
参考例句:
  • The soldiers make a barricade across the road.士兵在路上设路障。
  • It is difficult to break through a steel barricade.冲破钢铁障碍很难。
4 barricaded 2eb8797bffe7ab940a3055d2ef7cec71     
设路障于,以障碍物阻塞( barricade的过去式和过去分词 ); 设路障[防御工事]保卫或固守
参考例句:
  • The police barricaded the entrance. 警方在入口处设置了路障。
  • The doors had been barricaded. 门都被堵住了。
5 gut MezzP     
n.[pl.]胆量;内脏;adj.本能的;vt.取出内脏
参考例句:
  • It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
  • My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。
6 buffalo 1Sby4     
n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛
参考例句:
  • Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
  • The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
7 filibuster YkXxK     
n.妨碍议事,阻挠;v.阻挠
参考例句:
  • A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来,作为一种阻碍议事的手法。
  • The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。
8 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 restrictions 81e12dac658cfd4c590486dd6f7523cf     
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
参考例句:
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
10 trump LU1zK     
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
参考例句:
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
11 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查,调查研究
参考例句:
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
12 qualified DCPyj     
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
参考例句:
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

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