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There have been a staggering 237 mass shootings in the United States in the 143 days to date in 2023. That’s 1.66 per day! Image: Pixabay.

Mass shootings in the USA hits 237 in first 143 days of 2023

There have been a staggering 237 mass shootings in the United States in the 143 days to date in 2023. That’s 1.66 per day!

father shoots son

There have been a staggering 237 mass shootings in the United States in the 143 days to date in 2023. That’s 1.66 per day! Image: Pixabay.

There have been a staggering 237 mass shootings in the United States in the 143 days to date in 2023.

That’s an average of 1.66 per day.

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According to the Gun Violence Archive website, a mass shooting is described as an incident in which four or more people are killed, excluding the shooter.

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The Gun Violence Archive website’s data is collected and aggregated on a daily basis by a team of professional researchers from 7 500+ commercial, media and law enforcement sources.

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Mass shootings in 36 of 50 USA states

The United States reportedly has 300 million citizens – and 400 million guns in circulation.

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The mass murders have occurred in 36 of the 50 USA states.

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According to the Gun Violence Archive website, the only 14 states not to have seen a mass shooting in 2023 are:

Alaska

Delaware

Idaho

Iowa

Kansas

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

North Dakota

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Vermont

West Virginia

Wyoming