US exceeded 100 mass shootings in just 64 days
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At Bolingbrook, Illinois, the 100th mass shooting of the year killed three people, including a toddler, and injured another.
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Messages, balloons, and flowers are pictured in Texas after dozens were killed in a mass shooting at a school in 2022. (AP)
The Gun Violence Archive (GVA) revealed that the United States reached 100 mass shootings in 2023. Mass shootings are defined as events in which at least four people are shot and either injured or killed, not including the gunman.
So far this year, just 64 days have passed, meaning that there have been more mass shootings than days in the United States.
At Bolingbrook, Illinois, the 100th mass shooting of the year killed three people, including a toddler, and injured another.
It is worth noting that the United States did not surpass 100 mass shootings until March 19 in 2022 and March 22 in 2021, as per GVA data.
In January, there were 52 mass shootings, 41 in February, and 11 so far in March, for a total of 104.
At least 7,537 individuals have died as a result of various forms of gun violence in the country, so far this year.
As the #US undergoes a mass shooting crisis and while lawmakers call for holding the industry accountable for crimes committed using their products, gunmakers have seen a tremendous hike in earnings from their sales of AR-15-style rifles, according to data.#GunViolence pic.twitter.com/DWVhXalW0J
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 28, 2022
According to a study of new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data published last year, firearm-related injuries, including homicide and suicide, will overtake motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in 2020.
The overflow of weapons in the United States and soaring shootings caused several killings and injuries only a few days apart.
Recently, the United States has been rocked by a succession of high-profile mass shootings, including in schools, churches, grocery stores, and hospitals.
Despite all this, a divided Congress is unlikely to pass stricter gun legislation.
