国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Worst mass shooting reignites gun control debate among Americans
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 2-- <span word="People">People</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="reacted">reacted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 59 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> 500 <span word="others">others</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mandalay">Mandalay</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Hotel">Hotel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="massacre">massacre</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 16 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Orlando">Orlando</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 49 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="furious">furious</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="SHOCK">SHOCK</span> <span word="AND">AND</span> <span word="SORROW">SORROW</span></p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="massacre">massacre</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="heartbroken">heartbroken</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="Muhammad">Muhammad</span>, 30, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Event">Event</span> <span word="planner">planner</span> <span word="Lenny">Lenny</span>, 51, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="distressed">distressed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p><span word="Investigators">Investigators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shooter">shooter</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Paddock">Paddock</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 64-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="motive">motive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span>.</p><p><span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Paddock">Paddock</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="shooter">shooter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mesquite">Mesquite</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 18,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span>-<span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="line">line</span>; <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mandalay">Mandalay</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Resort">Resort</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Casino">Casino</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>; <span word="police">police</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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