In the early morning of May 26, local time, at least 8 people were killed in a shooting in San Jose, California, and the gunman committed suicide.
There have been frequent shootings in the United States recently.
According to statistics from the US Gun Violence Archive website, there have been 232 mass shootings in the United States this year.
The death toll caused by gun-related cases has reached 17,425 people.
In 2020, the number of shootings in multiple states in the United States hit a record high.
At the same time, the number of gun sales in the United States in 2020 will also break historical records, and public concerns about public safety have intensified.
The FBI conducted 39.7 million background checks on gun purchases throughout the year, an increase of 40% over 2019.
The analysis of American criminologists believes that the sharp increase in US shootings in 2020 is largely due to the raging new crown epidemic, the serious unemployment in the United States, the spread of violent protests, and the large numbers of young people who often do nothing.
In addition, due to the closure of a large number of public places such as restaurants and theaters due to the epidemic, gun violence incidents in 2020 often occur between families and gang members.
(Producing Zhou Jing)
Editor in charge: [Li Ji]