After the 21-year-old Artur A. lost his life of 11 people and injured the other dozens of legally held weapons, the Mayor of Graz Elke Kahrová is convinced that the arms licenses of our western neighbors are “issued too fast”.
In Austria, 3-day state mourning applies to yesterday’s 21-year-old Arthur A. At high school in Graz, the shooter of eleven people and other dozens injured. In the city the following days, they want to pursue interviews with children and adolescents about what actually happened.
Mayor Elke Kahrová is convinced that the young generation deserves support and comfort. The Town Hall announced that on Wednesday at 18:00 there will be a joint event of youth organizations and advisory board for youth of Graz.
Weapons would have banned long ago
“We are experiencing these days step by step together. Politics now has no place,” Kahrová said at an extraordinary meeting of the municipal council. The mayor was vigorously coming there for a ban on using weapons by civilians.
It argues that the arms licenses in Austria “are issued too quickly”. He is convinced that armament should be prohibited in the private sector. “Weapons should be carried only by our executive power, not private persons,” added Kahrová. She persuaded that she always thought this way, and the current situation in Graz only confirmed her in her attitude.
According to the media coverage, Arthur A. had a pistol and a shotgun in the legal possession of the legal possession. The Austrian media as a likely motif of shooting refers to bullying. A former grammar school student did not finish his own studies and apparently wanted to take revenge.
17 minutes
It took about 17 minutes to stand out, ending it by pointing the weapon against each other in the toilets and taking his life. Subsequently, during the home search, the police found a farewell letter.
Flags in Austria are half -pole during state mourning. Public celebrations canceled or postponed the deadline of their actions. The Gračians in the city lit candles for the victims of the tragedy. Masses were held.
Many went to donate blood that healthcare professionals need for injured. A wave of blood donation as a manifestation of solidarity with hit yesterday’s shooting continues on Wednesday.
