China News Service, June 16. According to the latest data released by the US "Gun Violence Archives" website, as of the 15th local time, 19,841 people in the US have been killed by gunfire in 2022, including 752 minors and another 16,799 people. Injuried.
The data also shows that this year there have been 267 mass shootings (at least four people were shot) in the United States.
On May 26, local time, in Uvalde, Texas, people mourn the victims of the elementary school shooting.
According to CNN, according to this trend, the number of mass shootings this year is likely to surpass last year's and become the "worst year" on record.
According to reports, there will be 692 mass shootings in the United States in 2021.
Recently, there have been frequent shootings in the United States, especially the shooting of an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, which caused a public outcry. The incident resulted in the death of 21 people and was the largest school shooting in the United States in the past ten years. case.
The frequent occurrence of gun cases has made more and more people realize the importance of gun control.
On June 11, local time, gun control demonstrations broke out in hundreds of cities in at least 45 states in the United States.
However, because the Democrats and Republicans are clearly divided on this issue, the road to gun control in the United States is still not optimistic.