China News Service, March 7 (Xinhua) According to US media reports, according to the latest data from the US "Gun Violence File", there have been more than 100 mass shootings in the US this year.
On January 27, local time, people mourned the victims of the shooting at a vigil held in Half Moon Bay, California, USA.
On the afternoon of January 23, a shooting incident occurred in Half Moon Bay City, resulting in 7 deaths and 1 injury.
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According to data released by the "Gun Violence File" on the 6th local time, four shooting incidents occurred in four states in the United States on March 5, bringing the number of mass shootings this year to 102.
It took just over 60 days for mass shootings to hit 100 this year, the earliest time in a decade for mass shootings to reach triple digits.
The 100th mass shooting in 2022 will be on the 78th day, 2021 will be on the 80th day, and 2020 will be on the 126th day.
The data also showed that 149 people have been killed and nearly 400 injured in mass shootings this year.
At this time in 2022, there have been 69 mass shootings, resulting in 89 deaths, and at this time in 2021, there have been 75 mass shootings, resulting in 78 deaths.
The three deadliest mass shootings so far this year all occurred in January, including one at a dance hall in Monterey Park, California, that killed 12 people.
Guns are rampant in the United States, and gun violence cases occur frequently, making it hard to get rid of the chronic gun disease.
The Gun Violence Archive, which began tracking shooting data in 2013, defines a mass shooting as an incident of gun violence that results in four or more casualties, excluding the suspect and perpetrator.