Halfway through 2022, US has witnessed 309 mass shootings, nears record-breaking numbers
India Today
Six months into 2022, there have been at least 309 mass shootings in the US, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Shooting incidents in 2022 are rivalling last year’s record-breaking numbers.
The mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Chicago’s Highland Park suburb on Monday, which claimed six lives, is the latest in a wave of gun violence that has rocked the United States since the start of the year.
According to the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), there have been at least 309 mass shootings in the US, six months into 2022. The tragedy in Highland Park is the 15th mass killing of the year and the 11th mass shooting of the holiday weekend.
As per GVA data, around 10,072 people have died nationwide due to firearms -- including intentional and accidental killings but not suicides -- so far this year.
The GVA defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people are shot or killed. Within the first 185 days of 2022, there have been an average of 11 such incidents a week.
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