At least five people injured in New Albany mass shooting
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Police forces are responding to an "active shooter" incident at a cosmetics manufacturing facility.
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Police respond to an active shooter situation in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. (AP)
At least five people have been injured in an active shooting incident in Ohio at a manufacturing site in Albany.
The shooting took place at KDC/One Cosmetics, one of 24 manufacturers located in the New Albany Beauty Park, which has produced over 1.5 billion units in over 3,000 different SKUs.
The suspected gunman has reportedly fled the scene and remains at large.
ACTIVE SHOOTER: At least five people have been rushed to area hospitals after a shooting at KDC/One manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio. @nbc4i pic.twitter.com/WJE0kvpYc5
— Kyle Beachy (@KyleBeachy) February 5, 2025
New Albany Police said they were responding to an "active shooter" situation. The local police force responded to the incident at 10:30 pm EST.
America and gun violence
Gun violence is a frequent issue in the United States, where there are more firearms than people. Despite public opinion polls showing a desire for stricter gun regulations, the strong influence of the gun rights lobby, constitutional protections, and a deeply ingrained gun culture create significant political obstacles to enacting tighter controls.
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In that same year, over 48,000 people died from gun-related incidents, prompting the surgeon general to issue a landmark advisory declaring gun violence a "public health crisis."
While the Republicans remain strong advocates for the right to bear arms, Democrats have long sought a law that controls guns.
In 2023 alone, over 42,000 people were killed by gun violence in the US. Over half of these deaths were suicides. The other half is attributed to unintentional shootings, murders, and defensive gun use, according to a Sputnik report.
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Despite these alarming statistics, gun laws in America remain loose.
