Serbia is in mourning, in shock after two shootings in 48 hours that caused the death of 17 people, including 8 children. Never before had the country experienced a massacre of this type.

In response, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Friday, May 5, 2023, the launch of a vast "disarmament" plan. Milan Nikolic, a sociologist in Belgrade, says the problem is not so much the quantity of weapons in circulation and their accessibility, but a "sick society"