Deadliest Month for Mass Shootings in the US is July
According to the American website Gun Violence Archives, there have been 9% more mass shootings this year than last, with July being the worst month so far.
406 mass shootings will have occurred by 2023, including the terrible occurrence in Houston when a pregnant lady was murdered and four other people were wounded. There were 65 mass shootings in July alone, which led to 81 fatalities and 300 injuries.
Over 10,724 fatalities from weapon usage were registered by the database, including 161 kids and 856 teenagers. In addition, there were 923 unintentional shootings, 13,530 gun suicides, and nearly 21,251 gun injuries in the first 200 days of the year.
Arguments over gun regulation and support for gun rights, especially those of the prominent National Rifle Association (NRA), continue to rage in the United States.
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