Joe Biden sent his condolences to the victims of the Colorado shooting and urged Congress to toughen gun control laws.

The president of the United States, Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Congress to toughen gun control laws after the Colorado shooting that killed 10 people on Monday..

“We are waiting for more information on the shooter and the weapons he used, but we don’t need to wait another minute to take common sense action and save lives in the future. That is why I urge my colleagues in the Senate and the House of Representatives to act.The president said in a public statement.

Specifically, he asked the expansion of background checks for those who want to acquire weapons and the ban on assault rifles and expanded magazines for civilians.

In another passage of his post, Biden also thanked the police and security forces who responded to the incident, and in particular acknowledged Eric Talley, the officer died in the act. “I extend my deepest condolences to his family. He did not hesitate to act and made the greatest sacrifice in his efforts to save lives. That’s the definition of an American hero, ”he said.

Talley was the first officer at the scene of the shooting, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said on Monday, calling his intervention “heroic” while holding back tears. “I’m so sorry for the loss of Officer Talley“, He said.

Talley, 51, had joined the police just over ten years ago. The agent was born in Houston, but spent most of his life in New Mexico before moving to Colorado, where he has lived for the past several years. He was married and had seven children.

Biden said he will “not speculate on the reason for the shooting” and will comment “once he has all the information.” Shortly before speaking, the shooter was identified as 21-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa..

Authorities said the subject, a resident of Arvada town, was arrested at 3:28 p.m. local time, 48 minutes after police arrived at the scene after emergency calls.

Like Biden, the police He said it would be “premature” to disclose any assumptions about the motive for the attack, while investigations continue. For now, the investigation maintains that he is the sole perpetrator of the massacre.

The accused remains in hospital, recovering from his gunshot wounds to his leg in stable condition, and when he is released, maybe this Tuesday, he will be transferred to prison.

After more than a year – which coincided with the pandemic – without a major shootout in the United States, the one in Boulder It is the second in just six days after attacks on massage parlors – in which mostly Asian women worked – last week in Atlanta, which left eight people dead and received extensive media coverage..

The one in Boulder became the largest mass shooting in the United States since August 2019, when a gunman killed 23 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.

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