USA, over 200 mass shootings since the beginning of 2023

With the massacre of a shopping mall in Texas two days ago, where a man shot and killed eight people, the United States has passed the 200 mass shootings. This was revealed by the NGO Gun Violence Archive, which collects data from 2013 and Consult over 7,500 sources to collect data. the 7 shootings over the weekend, the total number for this year rose to 202. In 2022 the threshold was almost reached at the end of May, while in 2020 and 2019 the 200 incidents were reached in June. In 2022, the Gun Violence Archive recorded 647 mass shootings in the United States, totaling 20,200 gun-related “intentional, malicious, or accidental” deaths and nearly 40,000 injuries.