School shootings in the US: Fast facts
CNNDEC 22 2024
Report: US Mass Shootings, Gun Deaths Fall to Five-Year Low
Above: Police cordon off the area where a 28-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed in the Morrisania section of Bronx, New York, on Dec. 30, 2024. Image copyright: Kyle Mazza/Contributor/Anadolu via Getty Images
The Facts
Data from Gun Violence Archive show that the number of mass shootings and gun deaths in the US this year has been the lowest since 2019.
As of Dec. 30, 2024, there were a reported 501 mass shootings — a figure that includes the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pa., on July 13, which left a man dead — and 16,576 gun deaths in the country.
The deadliest single incident took place in Joliet, Ill., on Jan. 21, with eight victims killed. Meanwhile, an incident in Akron, Ohio, on June 2, was the one that directly affected most people — one dead and 28 injured.
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Gun violence has long been a major concern in the US. And while that won't change unless Republicans finally agree to pass better gun regulations, one shouldn't lose hope of better days. Efforts to address this issue and regulate firearms have proved to be helpful as gun crime rates fell this year.
Republican narrative
Gun Violence Archive is a leftist activist organization that has long inflated the number of mass shootings in America for the political purpose of fear-mongering. Given that they count non-lethal incidents, gang violence, and mob hits as mass shootings, these numbers are untrustworthy and the information presented is out of context.
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