Current Events > Three days, ten mass shootings, 50 victims

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Nine children were shot at Georgia gas station.
Six people were killed in a Mississippi town.
Eleven people were shot in Memphis.
Five people were injured near a parade in New Orleans.
Six people were shot on a Chicago expressway.
That's just half of the reported mass shooting violence over the weekend.
There were 10 mass shootings from Feb. 17 through Feb. 19 the most of any weekend so far this year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. Thats considering all shootings from Friday to Sunday in which four or more people were shot, not including the shooter or shooters.

The number of shootings over the weekend is unusual for mid-February in the U.S., experts told USA TODAY. The incidents come on the heels of several high-profile mass shootings in Californialast month, as well as an attack at Michigan State University last week.
What is a mass shooting? There's no consensus definition, but here's what you should know:
10 mass shootings 'high for this time of year'
Mark Bryant, executive director of the Gun Violence Archive, said 10 mass shootings in a single weekend is "certainly high for this time of year." Research suggests gun violence in the U.S. typically increases during the warmer months.

Mass shootings in 2022 reached their peak in mid-July, when the U.S. witnessed 15 mass shootings over a regular weekend, according to Gun Violence Archive data. Over the long July Fourth weekend (Friday through Monday), there were 20.
This past weekend, there were two mass shootings in Georgia and Missouri and one each in Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina and Mississippi. All together, 13 people were killed and 46 injured.
At least 15 of the victims were children and teens, according to a USA TODAY review of related police and local news reports. Information on all victim ages was not immediately available.
It was not immediately clear if the firearms used in the shootings were obtained legally.

Mass shootings in 2023 outpace 2022.
There have been 82 mass shootings this year, compared to 59 at the same time last year, according to data from the publicly sourced nonprofit database.

Police officers work at the scene of a shooting that occurred during the Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans, February 19, 2023. - New Orleans Deputy Police Chief Hans Ganthier said five people were shot, including a young girl, all of whom were taken to the hospital.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/three-days-10-mass-shootings-193526497.html

Seems like in America, guns are more important than freedom of safety. A life is less important than a gun

year over year growth seems in line with capitalistic ideals so...

This is the biggest flaw with these democracy or free social systems. People want freedom and rights in the amendments, but people are stupid as fuck

Thats just a feature of living in America

-High amount of guns with ease of acquiring them
-A barely existing social safety net that continues to keep getting cut leading to crime, desperation, and high stress.
-No public healthcare leaving many without any means to deal with their mental illness.
-Politicians being bribed by gun manufacturers and who are also out of touch and think they're invincible and will never be caught in a mass shooting situation.
-High amount of voter suppression and voter apathy.
-A significant amount of voter insanity.

America

Murica working as intended

Everyone has guns now not only that everyone is willing to carry and shoot nowadays, that's the America we live in.