Black People in the United States have bemoaned the lax gun control laws as the country is reeling over the latest hate crime mass shootings in Buffalo, Texas and Wisconsin- events that have left the public divided along partisan lines.
The U.S. leads the way in staggeringly high rates of public shootings compared to other countries. According to statistics, Black and Brown impoverished communities, are more vulnerable to the threat of gun violence. CNN has reported 20 mass shootings across the United States in the last 9 days and 233 total shootings in 2022.
According to statistics, Black Americans experience 10 times the gun homicides, 18 times the gun assault injuries, and nearly 3 times the fatal shootings by police of white Americans.
Activists, residents, and city officials lack the data, and resources are needed to support solutions to reduce gun violence and increase safety in their communities. Now, calls to action from diverse sectors of American society have sparked yet another heated debate over gun control that has taken a sharp partisan turn in US domestic politics.
Democrats calling for stricter gun laws and Republicans argue against the infringement of the constitutional right to bear arms.
In a State of the Union address delivered on Friday, President Joe Biden launched the Gun Reform campaign, where he proposed a far-reaching bill that is expected to make it harder for citizens to purchase, possess, or store assault weapons or at least raise the age limit for a gun license from 18 years to 21 years.
