Mass shootings in the US:

2014: 273
2015: 336
2016: 383
2017: 348
2018: 336
2019: 417
2020: 610
2021: 690
2022: 647

In the first seven weeks of 2023: 67

We do not have to live like this. No other country on the planet does.

@rbreich I think this breakdown is a useful one but it's probably worth pointing out that it doesn't use the same criteria that the FBI does when publishing its better-known stats on mass shootings.

The Gun Violence Archive categorizes any gun related violence with more than one victim (injured or killed) as a mass shooting; the FBI only classifies gun violence with 4 or more *fatalities* as a mass shooting.

Anyone confused by the mismatch can check out https://www.statista.com/statistics/811487/number-of-mass-shootings-in-the-us/ to see the FBI's

Number of mass shootings in the U.S. 1982-2023 | Statista

As of December 6, there were 12 mass shootings in the United States in 2023.

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