- According to the Gun Violence Archive, mass shootings — those where four or more are killed other than the perpetrator — were down 29.4% in the US through Apr. 30, 2024, from the same period in 2023. Forbes (LR: 3 CP: 5)
- There were 134 mass shootings in the first four months of 2024, compared to 190 last year. Forbes (LR: 3 CP: 5)
- There have been over 15K fatal and non-fatal shootings of any kind this year through Apr. 30, resulting in 5,318 deaths, including unintentional shootings and gun injuries. Last year, it took only until Apr. 17 to reach the 15K milestone. Forbes (LR: 3 CP: 5)
- Florida has seen the most mass shootings this year with 13, while California, Illinois, Louisiana, and Texas have experienced 10 each. The deadliest shooting occurred in Chicago, Ill., where Romeo Nance allegedly killed nine people, including himself. Forbes (LR: 3 CP: 5)
- Of the more than 5.3K total gun deaths so far this year, there were 76 child and 387 teen victims. Among roughly 9.4K gun injuries, 164 were sustained by children and 1,005 by teens. news-journalonline.com
Left narrative:
- A single-year decrease in shootings doesn't mean America is headed in a positive direction. With an average annual gun death count of 40K, which disproportionately impacts people of color, this remains a uniquely American problem due to the disturbingly high number of firearms circulating. As a growing number of lawmakers work to pass stringent gun control laws, Americans also need to put more legal pressure on the manufacturers flooding US streets with weapons.
VOX (LR: 1 CP: 3)
Right narrative:
- US gun violence is part of a much larger problem, given that non-gun-related murders also outnumber the total murder rates of most other developed nations. Gun murders are also concentrated in select neighborhoods of select cities by a small number of offenders. Fear of being called racist has prevented the country from successfully policing crime-ridden neighborhoods, the dangerous consequences of which are impacting all Americans.
CITY JOURNAL
Nerd narrative:
- There is a 50% chance that there will be at least 1.4 small firearms per capita in the US in 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
METACULUS (LR: 3 CP: 3)