The US set a grim milestone last month after recording the most serial killer within six months of 2006, the figures show.
There were 28 mass murders between January 1 and June 30, with 140 victims over a 181-day period, according to the report. Related press. Only one of those cases did not involve guns.
28 mass murders, 140 victims from January to June, violence continued into the weekend
Another incident is a Fire kills 4 people in a house in Monroe, Louisiana, AP report. That crime led to the arrest of a 37-year-old man for arson and murder.
Meanwhile, this year’s milestone narrowly beat the previous record of 27 mass murders. Those deaths all took place in the second half of 2022.
During the fourth weekend of July alone, 30 people were shot at a party in the Baltimore neighborhood, killing two.
Ten others were injured and three were killed in Louisiana. And in Tampa, a 7-year-old was shot dead during an altercation that broke out between the two groups on Independence Day, according to the source.
A driving shooting in Washington, DC, injured nine others over the holiday weekend.
Mass shootings erupted in cities across the United States this week as the country celebrated the 4th of July.
Gun violence in Washington, DC, Louisiana, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Texas and Florida left more than a dozen people dead and nearly 60 injured. https://t.co/srqoa91z3B pic.twitter.com/UtWZ7vpmWx
– Associated Press (@AP) July 5, 2023
Father of children killed in Nashville mass shooting calls landmark ‘terrible’
crude oil Wood Leatherhave three children be present in a classroom during a mass shooting at a school in Nashville on March 27, calling this year’s milestone “terrible.”
“What a terrible milestone,” Leatherwood told the store. “You never think your family would be part of a statistic like that.”
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Once the executive director of the Republican Party of Tennessee, Leatherwood wrote a letter to lawmakers urging them to pass the legislation, called “red flag law,” to keep guns away from people who might harm themselves or others.
“Our son asked, ‘Do you think a gunman will come to this camp? Do I need to worry about that?’” Leatherwood said.
Meanwhile, the AP quoted several criminologists as explaining the increase in mass murders. Experts say the increase in weapons and the population spike is the new record.
Even so, mass murders are still statistically rare, AP reported.
However, not everyone is in favor of reforming gun control laws. The National Rifle Association has consistently advocated for expanded gun rights, including the right to purchase assault rifles.
“The relentless efforts of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to repeal the Second Amendment will not keep Americans safe; instead, it will only encourage criminals,” NRA spokesman Billy McLaughlin said in a statement. “That’s why the NRA continues to fight for self-defense legislation.”
McLaughlin continued: “Rest assured, we will never bow, we will never back down. And we will never apologize for defending the right of law-abiding Americans to defend themselves.”
