School shootings in the US: Fast facts
CNNDEC 28 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 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.