{"id":452532,"date":"2022-05-25T13:31:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T10:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/obama-says-us-is-paralyzed-as-texas-school-shooting-echoes-sandy-hook\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T13:31:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T10:31:46","slug":"obama-says-us-is-paralyzed-as-texas-school-shooting-echoes-sandy-hook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/obama-says-us-is-paralyzed-as-texas-school-shooting-echoes-sandy-hook\/","title":{"rendered":"#Obama says US is &#8216;paralyzed&#8217; as Texas school shooting echoes Sandy Hook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9afe9864d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9afe9864d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/obama-says-us-is-paralyzed-as-texas-school-shooting-echoes-sandy-hook\/#%E2%80%9CObama_says_US_is_%E2%80%98paralyzed_as_Texas_school_shooting_echoes_Sandy_Hook%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Obama says US is &#8216;paralyzed&#8217; as Texas school shooting echoes Sandy Hook&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CObama_says_US_is_%E2%80%98paralyzed_as_Texas_school_shooting_echoes_Sandy_Hook%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Obama says US is &#8216;paralyzed&#8217; as Texas school shooting echoes Sandy Hook&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Barack Obama paid tribute to the 19 children and two teachers killed in a ruthless massacre in Uvalde, Texas after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Obama \u2014 who served as US president from 2009 until 2017 \u2014 shared a poignant note on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, where he highlighted the chilling echo of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting\u00a0that left 26 dead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcross the country, parents are putting their children to bed, reading stories, singing lullabies\u2014 and in the back of their minds, they\u2019re worried about what might h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en tomorrow after they drop their kids off at school, or take them to a grocery store or any other public space,\u201d Obama <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1529264954636914688\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichelle and I grieve with the families in Uvalde, who are experiencing pain no one should have to bear. We\u2019re also angry for them.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Obama recalled the tragic massacre that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Dec. 2012, during which he served as president.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22144732366789-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Police walk near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.\" class=\"wp-image-22402074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22144732366789-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22144732366789-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22144732366789-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22144732366789-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Police walk near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michelle and I grieve with the families in Uvalde, who are experiencing pain no one should have to bear.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barack Obama (@BarackObama) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1529264956662763521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNearly ten years after Sandy Hook \u2014 and ten days after Buffalo \u2014 our country is paralyzed, not by fear, but by a gun lobby and a political party that have shown no willingness to act in any way that might help prevent these tragedies,\u201d he wrote in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1529264959577890818\">follow-up tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s long past time for action, any kind of action. And it\u2019s another tragedy\u2014a quieter but no less tragic one\u2014for families to wait another day.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNearly ten years after Sandy Hook, our country is paralyzed, not by fear, but by a gun lobby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Barack Obama<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMay God bless the memory of the victims, and in the words of Scripture, heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, then-president Obama accused Republican senators of putting politics ahead of safety after they voted against a background check amendment for firearm purchases.<\/p>\n<p>Obama, who made gun control central to his administration\u2019s goals after the Sandy Hook shooting, called Congress\u2019 failure to act \u201ca pretty shameful day for Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/texas-first-responder-397-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Law enforcement work the scene after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.\" class=\"wp-image-22402073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/texas-first-responder-397-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/texas-first-responder-397-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/texas-first-responder-397-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Law enforcement work the scene after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Uvalde shooter was identified as Salvador Ramos, 18. He allegedly shot his grandmother before heading to the elementary school with two assault rifles around 11:32 a.m. local time, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>The crime spree took place just two days from the end of the school year and sent parents scrambling in a mad search for their children.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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