Shooting in the territories of two colleges in the USA: there are victims and wounded

While the American leadership is discussing measures to tighten control over firearms, new bloody incidents have occurred, AP reports. Two people were killed as a result of firing on Tuesday evening at the territory of one of the colleges in the city of Hazard, Kentucky. Earlier on Tuesday, in another college, in the city of St. Louis, Missouri, a student wounded one of the employees of the educational institution, and then shot himself in his chest. The victim - a man aged 40 to 50 years - and the offender was in serious condition to the nearest hospital.

In Kentukki, the incident occurred in a parking lot located on the territory of the college. In addition to two killed people, there is one wounded teenager, he was taken to the hospital. Two people - presumably, shooting - voluntarily surrendered to the police, reports ITAR -TASS.

In Missouri, shooting occurred at the Stevens business and art institute, where about 200 students study. Outfits of police special forces arrived at the place. Law enforcement agencies evacuated from the building of all students and employees.

In the United States, where the second amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right of citizens to store and carry weapons, tragic cases of this kind occur with a frightening frequency. As a result of shooting, opened on December 14 by 20-year-old Adam Lantzia in elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, 26 people were killed , most children.

On Wednesday, January 16, Barack Obama President will be published by the administration developed by him to tighten control over firearms. The proposals will be “concrete and comprehensive”, as reported by the press secretary of the White House Jay Carney.

On the eve of the United States, the first law, which tightens control over weapons, was adopted the first after the tragedy in Newtown. It was signed by the Governor of the American state of New York.