White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said at a news conference that there have been more than 200 mass shootings in the United States since the beginning of 2023. DEA News.
According to Jean-Pierre, 201 cases of mass executions have been recorded in 128 days in the country since the beginning of the year, an average of more than one per day. A White House spokesman said more than 14,000 people were killed in the United States this year as a result of gun use.
Jean-Pierre blamed the opposition from the Republican Party for the current situation regarding the murders, because according to him, they do not want to take measures to solve the crisis that broke out in the country.
It was previously reported that US President Joe Biden gave the instructions. less than The country flag was hung in all public buildings and squares, as well as the White House, in connection with the shooting that killed eight people in a shopping mall in Allen, Texas. It was noted that the flags will be lowered until 11 May.