The Alarming Rise of Mass Shootings in the United States

Statistics from the Gun Violence Archive show that the number of mass shootings in the United States this year exceeds the figures for the last 10 years.

Disturbing Figures

“In 227 days this year, there were 443 mass shootings in 41 states and the District of Columbia,” the site writes. Authorities also recorded 28 massacres. As of the same date in 2022, 414 mass shootings and 19 mass murders were recorded in the country. As for 2021, there are 688 mass shootings – the highest number in the last 10 years – as of mid-August, 433 mass shootings and 18 mass murders have been recorded.

A Bleak Projection

And the site confirmed that if the frequency of mass shootings remains at the current level – that is, about two incidents every day – more than 700 such crimes could occur in the country by the end of this year.

An Alarming Trend

The site also states that the annual number of mass shootings, when more than 4 people are injured as a result of the use of weapons, has tripled over the past 10 years.

The Biden Administration’s Struggle

The source also pointed out that the last 3 years, that is, when the country was led by a Democratic administration led by President Joe Biden, could be the worst in this statistic. He said that fighting the “epidemic of armed violence” is an officially declared priority of the Biden administration, but little progress has been made in this process. This year, more than 11,000 people, including about 1,100 children and teenagers, have been killed in the United States due to the use of firearms. Biden himself said that “weapons are the number one killer of children in America”: more children die from it than from police and military working together. Source: News