The spate of gun violence shows American exceptionalism at its worst
Texas and the country are weeping, again. But will anyone act?
Uvalde is a small town in the picturesque Texas Hill Country, west of San Antonio, which used to be best known as the “honey capital of the world”. Today it is associated with senseless slaughter. On May 24th an 18-year-old gunman, Salvador Ramos, entered Robb Elementary School and carried out the largest school shooting since Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012. At least 21 are dead, including 19 children.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “A senseless slaughter”
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