Chinanews.com, January 25 (Xinhua) according to the Chinese website of the United States, a deadly mass shooting occurred in Monterey Park, California, last weekend, killing 11 people.
And just 48 hours after the shooting, another gunman opened fire in Half Moon Bay, less than 400 miles away, killing at least seven people.
During that time, there have been four other mass shootings across the U.S., with at least 39 mass shootings across the U.S. since the start of the new year through the 24th, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which classifies mass shootings as Defined as a single incident in which at least four people (other than the gunman) were shot.
The group reports that at least 70 people have been killed and 167 injured in mass shootings so far this year.
Despite Congress passing the most comprehensive federal gun control law in 30 years in 2022, beefing up background checks and encouraging states to pass "red flag laws," among other measures, the number of mass shootings recorded so far this month has risen, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. More than any other January in the past decade.
In the wake of the recent mass shootings, calls for stricter federal gun controls have renewed, as state restrictions fall under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, which has blocked several gun control measures, including a ban on high-capacity magazines.
U.S. President Biden urged Congress on the 24th to pass legislation on the "federal assault weapons ban and raising the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons to 21 years old", which was introduced by Senate Democrats on the 23rd.
"We know that gun violence across America requires stronger action ... I again urge both houses of Congress to act quickly to get this assault weapons ban on my desk and act on it," Biden said. to keep American communities, schools, workplaces, and homes safe."
The deadliest shooting incident so far this year occurred on the evening of the 21st.
Eleven people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a dance studio as people gathered in an Asian community in Monterey Park to celebrate Lunar New Year, police said.
Ten hours later, in the early morning of the 22nd, a shooting broke out in a nightclub in Louisiana, injuring at least 12 people. The police said it was a "targeted attack."
The next day, on the 23rd, the second mass shooting occurred in California within three days. A man in Half Moon Bay opened fire on a local mushroom farm, killing at least seven people and seriously injuring one.
San Mateo County Sheriff Corpus told reporters the gunman opened fire at two different locations and was arrested hours after the first shooting.