2023 Sets Record for Mass Shootings and Deaths in a Single Year: Report
- In 2023, the United States experienced the highest number of mass killings with four or more deaths since at least 2006.
- There were 38 instances of mass killings with guns in 2023, marking the highest count since at least 2006.
- The White House established the Office of Gun Violence Prevention in September 2023 to reduce firearms deaths.
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US has highest number on record of mass killings and deaths in single year
The latest mass killing in the United States happened Sunday (Dec 3) in Kellogg, Idaho, where a 31-year-old man was detained at the scene of a shooting that left four people dead inside a residence. The mass shooting was part of a spate of gun violence over the weekend that killed and wounded people across the US, i
US hits grim milestone as it breaks record for most mass shootings in a year
The US has just broken a grim milestone after setting the record for the most mass shootings recorded in a single year.Two shootings over the weekend pushed mass shootings this year over the previous record of 36 - bringing the total of 2023 so far to 38.Different groups count mass shootings and killings in different ways with some groups simply including incidents in which multiple people are shot regardless of the number of deaths.According to…
2023 Breaks Record for Most Mass Killings From Guns in a Single Year in the US
So far in 2023, there have been 38 mass killings with guns in the United States, a number that exceeds the total amount seen in any other year in modern times. The number is based on a measurement compiled by The Washington Post, which defines a mass killing with a gun as any incident in which four or more individuals are killed by gun violence. The Post has tracked such events since 2006. Source
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