Mass shootings in US surge to record numbers: 309 incidents in 2022 alone
“Mass shootings this year are on track to approach the 692 recorded in 2021, which was the highest figure since the Gun Violence Archive started tracking shootings in 2014,” said a Forbes report.
New Delhi: The flip side of gun culture in the United States hasn’t been so evident than before. This year alone, the world superpower has been rocked by spate of mass shootings in the United States, with indiscriminate firing at US parade in Chicago being the latest. During the July 4 parade in Chicago parade, a 22-year old person went on a killing spree and started firing with a heavy gun from the rooftop, instantly killing 6 persons while many others being hospitalized.
According to The Gun Violence Archive, more than 10,000 have died nationwide due to firearms, a figure much higher than suicide deaths. The GVA defines mass shootings as an incident in which 4 or more people have been shot or killed.
President Joe Biden condemned the incident and called it “senseless.”
Meanwhile, a Forbes report says that the numbers are spiking at fast pace and may surpass last year’s numbers.
“Mass shootings this year are on track to approach the 692 recorded in 2021, which was the highest figure since the Gun Violence Archive started tracking shootings in 2014,” it said.
Mass Shooting Highland Park 6 Killed, 24 Injured – prelim
309th Mass Shooting in 2022
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— The Gun Violence Archive (@GunDeaths) July 4, 2022
A look at top 6 mass shootings in US
Jan 23:
26 people were found shot dead at a home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A 34-year-old man was charged with murder and the case was reportedly a burglary case turning into mass murder.
April 3:
While emptying night club in Sacramento of California, a gunbattle broke out, resulting in death of at least 6 people.
May 14:
A white teenage boy reportedly gunned down 10 people at a supermarket in Black neighbourhood of Buffalo, New York.
May 24:
A teenage gunman went on a shooting spree at an elementary school in Texas, thereby killing 19 young children @ 3 school teachers. This was apparently America’s worst school shooting in a decade.
June 1:
A man got angry over back surgery ‘going wrong’ in Oklahoma and picked up the gun for ‘revenge’. He fatally shot 4 people including the doctor.
July 4:
This is the latest shooting incident in Chicago of US when a gunman armed with high-powered rifle opened fire at the Independence Day parade in Illinois and killed more than 6 people besides injuring many.