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Tragedy at the city festival: shots cost baby and woman life!
A baby and a woman were shot at a city festival in the USA. A 16-year-old fired uncontrollably. Investigations run.
Tragedy at the city festival: shots cost baby and woman life!
On June 16, 2025, a tragic event became known at a city festival in the United States, in which a 16-year-old boy, member of one of the two groups involved, suddenly opened fire. Shots followed that two uninvolved people - a baby and a woman - cost life. According to reports, the two victims are not related, the police intervene quickly to calm the situation, and a police officer replied the fire, but did not hit the suspect. The young person was arrested quickly, while two other teenagers aged 15 and 17 were injured on the arm. The investigation is currently ongoing and further details remain unclear, especially with regard to the motif for the incident. According to [Kleine Zeitung] (https://www.kleinezeitung.at/service/newsticker/chronik/19801618/baby-wrau-und-junger-mann-bei-s-stadtfest-eher, the festival celebrated the foundation of the city and its cultural diversity.
The widespread gun violence in the United States is a central topic in current society. On the same weekend when the city festival took place, a person was shot in Salt Lake City during protests against Donald Trump who later died. Data show that the number of deaths caused by firearms in the United States has risen dramatically in recent years. According to Statista, between 2015 and 2025 alone, the collected deaths from firearms were over 20,000, although suicides are not included. [Statista] (https://de.statista.com/statistik/studie/579175/umfrage/vorfaelle-und-todesfaelle- through-waffen-in-den-usa/) notes that the numbers can be attributed to the widespread availability of pistols and other weapons.
gun ownership and social effects
The number of firearms in the USA exceeds 390 million, which corresponds to around 120 firearms per 100 inhabitants. In comparison, there are around 16 million firearms in Germany. This high number of weapons has led to a significant increase in firearms. In 2021, with about 21,000 deaths, the year was with the most firearm deaths, while in 2014 the number was significantly lower at around 12,400. Access to weapons is a crucial factor that repeatedly leads to discussion about a possible tightening of the weapons laws, especially after tragic incidents such as that in the USA. [n-tv] (https://www.n-tv.de/wissen/so-menschen-sterben-in-s- usa-through-waffen-article23866907.html) emphasizes that the number of mass shootings has been more than twice as high since 2014 and that the hardest incidents in recent years, like the one in Uvalde, in which 21 people died, the company have shaken.
The causes of this high number of firearms incidents are controversial. While many indicate simple access to weapons, the regional differences between the weapon victim statistics in the United States also show a worrying reality. Mississippi recorded over 28 firearm death per 100,000 inhabitants in 2020, while Massachusetts only had 3.7. The debate about weapons laws and their possible tightening is repeatedly rejected by such incidents and shows that gun violence is a permanent and growing problem in the USA.