Texas elementary school shooting reignites online outrage: ‘Our inaction is a choice’


Sheriff crime scene tape is seen outside of Robb Elementary School as State troopers guard the area in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. An 18-year-old gunman killed 14 children and a teacher at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, according to the state's governor, in the nation's deadliest school shooting in years. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: A wave of outrage has reemerged online in response to a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, which has left at least 14 students and one teacher dead.

As prominent figures condemn the massacre and offer prayers for the victims and their families, the tragedy has reignited calls for politicians to urgently enact stricter gun control legislation in the United States.

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