America: There was an incident of indiscriminate firing in St. Louis, America on Sunday. A teenager lost his life in this, while 9 people are said to be injured. The age of the injured is said to be between 15 and 19 years. The 17-year-old girl is seriously injured. While running to avoid the firing, her foot slipped and she fell down the stairs.
According to a CNN report, the incident took place during a party at 1 a.m. American time. The police have recovered several weapons from the scene of the incident. He also has an AR-15 Styx rifle and a handgun.
According to reports, the police are on the lookout for the people who own the building where the shooting took place. Also, the people who organized the party. The mayor of St. Louis said he was deeply saddened by the incident.
He said that with the ever-increasing incidents of mass shootings, there is no place left for the children, where they can go to play and hang out with their friends.
America leads the world in terms of gun ownership by citizens. According to the report of Switzerland’s Small Arms Survey ie SAS, out of total 857 million civilian guns present in the world, 393 million civilian guns are present in America alone. The US accounts for 5% of the world’s population, but the US alone has 46% of the world’s total civilian guns.