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01Gun-relatedviolenceNumberoffirearmdeathsintheUnitedStatesfrom1990to2021NumberoffirearmdeathsintheU.S.1990-2021Numberoffirearmdeaths05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,00050,00055,000202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200948,83045,22239,70739,74039,77338,65836,25233,59433,63633,56332,35131,67231,3474Description:In2021,therewere48,830fatalitiescausedbyinjuriesrelatedtofirearmsintheUnitedStates,thehighestnumberofgundeathseverrecordedinthecountry.However,thisfigurehasremainedrelativelyhighoverthepast25years,with37,155firearmdeathsin1990,andaslightdipinfatalitiesbetween1999and2002.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1990to2021Source(s):CDCHomicidebyfirearmrateper100,000populationintheUnitedStatesfrom2018to2022HomicidebyfirearmrateintheU.S.2018-20226.56.05.55.04.56.35.95.94.44.34.0201820192020202120225Description:In2022,therewere5.9homicidesbyfirearmper100,000residentsintheUnitedStates.Thisisaslightdecreasefromthepreviousyear,whentherateoffirearmhomicidesstoodat6.3per100,000ofthepopulation.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2018to2022Source(s):CDCNumberofhomicidesbyfirearmintheUnitedStatesfrom2006to2022NumberofhomicidesbyfirearmintheU.S.2006-202216,00014,78914,378

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14,36914,00012,00010,0008,0006,0004,0002,000012,70211,02010,40310,22510,1299,5289,1999,1438,8748,8978,6538,4547,80320062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022*6Description:In2022,14,789recordedmurdersintheUnitedStateswerecommittedbyfirearm.Thisisanincreasefromthepreviousyear,when12,702homicideswerecommittedwithafirearminthecountry.However,figuresmaynotaccuratelyreflectthetotalnumberofhomicides,asnotalllawenforcementagenciesintheU.S.submittedhomicidedata.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2006to2022;*Datawasrevisedbythesourcein2022andcanbefoundontheFBI'sCrimeDataExplorerbyselectingtheExpandedHomicideTablesfilefoundunderDocuments&Downloads.Datapriorto2016has[...]

ReadmoreSource(s):FBINumberofmurdervictimsintheUnitedStatesin2022,byweaponusedMurdervictimsbyweaponusedintheU.S2022Numberofmurdervictims01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000Handguns7,936Firearms,typenotstated5,704Knivesorcuttinginstruments1,630Personalweapons(hands,fists,feet,etc.)*66554142236718718698942015RiflesOthergunsBluntobjects(clubs,hammers,etc.)NarcoticsShotgunsAsphyxiationFireStrangulationPoison7Description:HandgunsarebyfarthemostcommonmurderweaponusedintheUnitedStates,accountingfor7,936homicidesin2022.Thisisfollowedbyfirearmsofanunstatedtype,with5,704casesinthatyear.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2022;*Pushedisincludedinpersonalweapons.DuetotheFBI'stransitiontoanewcrimereportingsystem,only15,726of18,888participatinglawenforcementagenciessubmittedcrimedatatotheFBIfor2022.Asaresult,[...]

ReadmoreSource(s):FBINumberofmurdersinvolvingfirearmsintheU.S.in2022,bystateMurdersinvolvingfirearmsintheU.S.2022,bystateNumberofhomicides02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,800CaliforniaTexas1,5661,539Illinois*Pennsylvania*GeorgiaNorthCarolinaMichigan738722690665544OhioMissouriVirginia541537536SouthCarolinaTennesseeNewYork5054944738Description:In2022,about1,566homicideswerecommittedwiththeuseoffirearmsinCalifornia.Afurther1,539homicideswerecommittedwithafirearmsinTexasinthatyear.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2022;*Datareferstototalnumberofmurdersforwhichsupplementalhomicidedatawerereceived.LimiteddatawasreceivedforFlorida,Illinois,Maryland,andPennsylvania.Datareceivedfromlawenforcementagencies[...]

ReadmoreSource(s):FBINumberofgundeathsper100,000residentsintheUnitedStatesin2024,bystateGunviolencerateU.S.2024,bystateNumberofdeathsper100,000residents15

200510253035MississippiLouisianaNewMexicoAlabama29.728.227.525.9MontanaMissouri24.524.4AlaskaArkansasSouthCarolinaTennesseeWyomingArizona22.722.121.320.920.620.520.1Oklahoma9Description:Inrecentyears,gunviolenceintheUnitedStateshasbecomeanalarminglycommonoccurrence.From2016,therehasbeenover10,000homicidesbyfirearmintheU.S.eachyearandfirearmshavebeenfoundtomakeupthemajorityofmurderweaponsinthecountrybyfar,demonstratingincreasingratesofgunviolenceoccurringthroughoutthenation.Asof2024,Mississippiwasthestatewiththehighestgunviolencerateper100,000residentsintheUnitedStates,at29.7percent,[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2024Source(s):EverytownforGunSafetyNumberoffirearmdeathsintheUnitedStatesin2021,bygenderNumberoffirearmdeathsU.S.2021,bygender90,00080,84780,00070,00060,00050,00040,00030,00020,00013,205Female10,0000Male10Description:IntheUnitedStatesin2021,significantlymorementhanwomendiedduetoinjuriesinvolvingfirearms.Inthatyear,13,205womendiedfrominjuriesinvolvingfirearmsacrossthecountrycomparedto80,847men.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2021Source(s):CDCNumberoffirearmdeathsintheUnitedStatesin2021,byethnicityNumberoffirearmdeathsU.S.2021,byethnicity35,00031,41030,00025,00020,00015,54815,00010,0005,000657602531820WhiteBlackMorethanoneraceAsianAmericanIndianorAlaskaNativeNativeHawaiianorOtherPacificIslander11Description:In2021,31,410WhitepeopleintheUnitedStatesdiedduetoinjuriescausedbyfirearms.Afurther15,548Blackpeoplediedduetoinjuriescausedbyfirearmsacrossthecountryinthatyear.

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02GunownershipPercentageofhouseholdsintheUnitedStatesowningoneormorefirearmsfrom1972to2023GunownershipintheU.S.1972-202349%47%47%45%45%45%43%43%43%43%43%42%42%42%41%41%39%39%39%39%38%37%35%1972

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202313Description:TheshareofAmericanhouseholdsowningatleastonefirearmhasremainedrelativelysteadysince1972,hoveringbetween37percentand47percent.In2023,about42percentofU.S.householdshadatleastonegunintheirpossession.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1972to2023Source(s):GallupNumberofregisteredweaponsintheUnitedStatesin2021,bystateNumberofregisteredweaponsU.S.2021,bystateNumberofregisteredweapons0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,000TexasFlorida1,006,555518,725Virginia423,707406,360CaliforniaPennsylvaniaGeorgiaArizonaNorthCarolinaOhio348,167304,124258,691222,166208,661194,920AlabamaWashingtonIndiana165,534157,546152,061Louisiana14Description:TexaswasthestatewiththehighestnumberofregisteredweaponsintheUnitedStatesin2021,with1,006,555firearms.RhodeIsland,ontheotherhand,hadtheleast,with4,887registeredfirearms.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;May2021Source(s):ATFPercentageofpopulationintheUnitedStateswithatleastoneguninthehouseholdin2022,byethnicityGunownershipintheU.S.2022,byethnicityPersonallyownagunLiveingunhousehold60%50%40%30%20%10%0%50%36%32%27%Non-HispanicwhiteNon-white15Description:AccordingtoasurveyconductedintheUnitedStatesin2022,whiterespondentsweremorelikelytoeitherpersonallyownagunorliveinagunowninghouseholdthantheirnon-whitecounterparts.Duringthesurvey,36percentofwhiteAmericansreportedthattheypersonallyownedafirearm,comparedto27percentofnon-whiterespondents.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;October3to20,2022;1,009respondents;18yearsandolder;all50U.S.statesandtheDistrictofColumbiaSource(s):GallupPercentageofpopulationintheUnitedStateswithatleastoneguninthehouseholdin2022,byeducationlevelGunownershipintheU.S.2022,byeducationlevelPersonallyownagunLiveingunhousehold52%60%50%46%40%38%40%30%20%10%0%34%28%HighschoolgraduateorlessSomecollegeCollegegraduate16Description:AccordingtoasurveyconductedintheUnitedStatesin2022,peoplewithsomecollege,butnocollegedegree,weremorelikelytopersonallyownagunorliveinagunowninghousehold.Atthistime,40percentofAmericanswithsomecollegepersonallyownedafirearm,comparedto28percentofthosewithahighschooldegreeorless,and34percentofcollegegraduates.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;October3to20,2022;823respondents;18yearsandolder;all50U.S.statesandtheDistrictofColumbiaSource(s):GallupPercentageofpopulationintheUnitedStatesowningatleastonegunin2022,bypoliticalpartyaffiliationGunownershipU.S.2022,bypartyaffiliationPersonallyownagunLiveingunhousehold70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%66%48%42%32%31%20%RepublicanDemocratIndependent17Description:IntheUnitedStatesin2022,48percentofRepublicansreportedthattheyownedatleastonegun,and66percentsaidthattheylivedinahouseholdwithagun.Incomparison,only20percentofDemocratsownedatleastonegun,and31percentlivedagunhousehold.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;October3to20,2022;1,009respondents;18yearsandolder;all50U.S.statesandtheDistrictofColumbiaSource(s):GallupPercentageofpopulationintheUnitedStateswithatleastoneguninthehouseholdin2022,byageGunownershipintheU.S.2022,byagePersonallyownagunLiveingunhousehold50%60%49%50%39%38%40%30%20%10%0%35%26%18to34years35to54years55andover18Description:AccordingtoasurveyconductedintheUnitedStatesin2022,Americansbetweentheagesof35and54yearsoldweremorelikelytopersonallyownagunthantheircounterpartsinotheragegroups.Atthistime,38percentofAmericansagedbetween35and54yearsoldpersonallyownedafirearm,comparedto26percentofthoseaged18to34yearsold,and35percentofthoseaged55andover.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;October3to20,2022;1,009respondents;18yearsandolder;all50U.S.statesandtheDistrictofColumbiaSource(s):GallupDoyouthinkit'smoreimportanttoprotectortolimitgunownershiprights?U.S.supportforprotectingorlimitinggunownershiprights2023,bypartyAllregisteredvotersDemocrats74%RepublicansIndependents80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%75%48%47%45%42%20%20%10%7%6%5%MoreimportanttoprotecttherightofAmericanstoowngunsMoreimportanttolimitgunownershipDon'tknow/noopinion19Description:AccordingtoasurveyconductedinJanuary2023,AmericansweredividedbypartyonwhetheritwasmoreimportanttoprotecttherightofAmericanstoownguns,orifitwasmoreimportanttolimitgunownership.74percentofDemocraticrespondentssaidthatitwasmoreimportanttolimitgunownership,while75percentofRepublicansfeltitwasmoreimportanttoprotecttherightofAmericanstoownguns.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;January27to29,2023;2,005respondents;18yearsandolder;registeredvotersSource(s):MorningConsult;PoliticoCHAPTER

03GunlawsGunlawsintheUnitedStatesin2024,bystateU.S.gunlaws2024,bystateGun

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ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2024;*Opencarryreferstothelawinwhichfirearmsareallowedtobeoutintheopenwithoutanyattempttodisclosethatthereisafirearmonone'sperson.

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ReadmoreSource(s):EverytownforGunSafetyStateswiththehighestnumberoftraffickedgunsrecoveredinacrimeintheUnitedStatesin2021U.S.stateswithhighestnumberoftraffickedgunsin2021Numberoftraffickedgunsrecovered1,500

2,00005001,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ArizonaGeorgia3,5753,440Texas2,5202,404IndianaSouthCarolinaVirginia1,9721,7481,7061,573MississippiFloridaNorthCarolinaAlabama1,3761,26322Description:In2021,ArizonawasthestatewiththehighestnumberoftraffickedgunsrecoveredinacrimeintheUnitedStates,with3,575traffickedgunsrecovered.Georgia,Texas,Indiana,andSouthCarolinaroundedoutthetopfiveinthatyear.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;2021Source(s):EverytownforGunSafetyLeadingstatesforgunlawstrengthintheUnitedStatesasofJanuary2024(indexscore)LeadingstatesforgunlawstrengthintheU.S.2024Compositescore40

50010203060708090100CaliforniaNewYorkIllinois89.583.58382.5ConnecticutMassachusettsHawaii8179.579NewJerseyMaryland75WashingtonOregon6968ColoradoDelaware6361.5RhodeIsland57.523Description:CalifornialedthewayingunsafetyintheUnitedStatesasofJanuary2024,withacompositescoreof89.5basedonthepresenceof50keygunsafetypolicies.NewYorkfollowed,withascoreof83.5,whileIllinoisroundedoutthetopthreewithascoreof83.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;asofJanuary4,2024Source(s):EverytownforGunSafetyIngeneral,doyoufeelthatthelawscoveringthesaleoffirearmsshouldbemademorestrict,lessstrict,orkeptastheyarenow?U.S.publicopiniononthestrictnessoflawscoveringfirearmssale1990-2023MorestrictLessstrictKeptasnow90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%1990

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202224Description:Since1990,theshareofAmericanadultswhofeltthatgunlawsconcerningthesaleoffirearmsshouldbemademorestricthasfluctuated.Thesurveywasconductedonaregularbasisfrom1990to2023.In2023,about56percentoftheAmericansfeltthatthelawscoveringfirearmssaleshouldbemorestrict.However,only12percentthoughtthatgunlawsshouldbemadelessstrict.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1990to2023;about1,000eachpoll;18yearsandolderSource(s):GallupDoyousupportoropposestricterguncontrollawsintheUnitedStates?U.S.supportforstricterguncontrollaws2023,bypartyStronglysupportSomewhatsupportSomewhatopposeStronglyopposeDon'tknow/Noopinion120%100%80%60%40%20%0%AllregisteredvotersDemocratsRepublicansIndependents25Description:AccordingtoasurveyconductedinJanuary2023,about17percentofallregisteredvotersidentifyingasRepublicanstronglysupportedstricterfirearmlegislationintheUnitedStates.ThisproportionwasmuchhigheramongDemocraticvoters,73percentofwhomstronglysupportedstricterguncontrollaws.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;January27to29,2023;2,005respondents;18yearsandolder;registeredvotersSource(s):MorningConsult;PoliticoDoyouthinkthereshouldorshouldnotbealawthatwouldbanthepossessionofhandguns,exceptbythepoliceandotherauthorizedpersons?U.S.publicopiniononalawthatbansprivatehandgunpossession1959-2023Shouldbe67%Shouldnotbe90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%80%74%72%27%71%28%71%28%66%65%31%60%36%59%38%55%41%54%41%32%32%24%19%26Description:TheshareofAmericanswhofeelthatthereshouldbealawbanningtheprivatepossessionofhandgunshasbeenonthedecline.In1990,about41percentofsurveyedAmericansfeltthatthereshouldbealawthatwouldbantheprivatepossessionofhandguns.In2023,only27percentofrespondentsfeltthesameway.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1959to2023;about1,000eachpoll;18yearsandolderSource(s):GallupShareofAmericanswhoweresatisfiedwiththenation'slawsorpoliciesongunsintheUnitedStatesfrom2012to2024ShareofAmericanswhoweresatisfiedwithgunlaws2012-2024Very/somewhatsatisfiedVery/somewhatdissatisfied120%100%80%60%40%20%0%42%54%59%55%56%56%51%55%51%56%62%63%64%50%43%42%42%42%42%40%39%39%41%34%34%31%201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202427Description:Asof2024,64percentofAmericanssaidthattheywereeitherveryorsomewhatdissatisfiedwiththenation'slawsorpoliciesongunsintheUnitedStates,comparedto31percentwhowereveryorsomewhatsatisfied.Incomparison,50percentofAmericanssaidthattheywereveryorsomewhatsatisfiedwiththenation'slawsorpoliciesongunsin2012.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1,011respondents;18yearsandolderSource(s):GallupDoyousupportoropposebanningassault-styleweapons?U.S.supportforbanningassault-styleweaponsintheU.S.2023,bypartyStronglysupportSomewhatsupport73%SomewhatopposeStronglyopposeDon'tknow/noopinion80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%53%49%34%29%18%16%14%13%12%12%

12%11%6%10%10%8%8%7%4%AllregisteredvotersDemocratsRepublicansIndependents28Description:AccordingtoasurveyconductedinFebruary2023,53percentofallregisteredvotersintheUnitedStatesstronglysupportedbanningassault-styleweapons.Opinionsweredividedbasedonpoliticalparty,with73percentofDemocratssayingtheystronglysupportanassaultweaponbanand29percentofRepublicansstronglyopposingsuchaban.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;January27to29,2023;2,005respondents;18yearsandolder;registeredvotersSource(s):MorningConsult;PoliticoShareofAmericanswithvariousbeliefsonhowgunpolicybytheDemocraticPartyandgunpolicybytheRepublicanPartyimpactspeople'ssafetyfromgunviolenceintheUnitedStatesin2023U.S.beliefsonhowDemocraticandRepublicangunpoliciesimpactsafety2023MakepeoplesaferfromgunviolencePutpeoplemoreatriskfromgunviolenceDon'thaveanyimpact120%100%80%60%40%20%0%25%38%25%41%37%34%ApproachestogunpolicybytheDemocraticPartyApproachestogunpolicybytheRepublicanParty29Description:Accordingtoasurveyconductedin2023,AmericansweremostlydividedonwhichpoliticalapproachtogunpolicymadepeoplesaferfromgunviolenceintheUnitedStates,with37percentcitingtheDemocraticPartycomparedto34percentwhochosetheRepublicanParty.Similarly,41percentagreedthatapproachestogunpolicybytheRepublicanPartyputpeoplemoreatriskfromgunviolence,while38percentsharedthisbeliefforDemocraticgunpolicyapproaches.Inaddition,there[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;April12to14,2023;2,065respondents;18yearsandolderSource(s):CBSNews;YouGovCHAPTER

04MassshootingsNumberofmassshootingsintheUnitedStatesbetween1982andDecember2023MassshootingsintheU.S.1982-20231412108127766443322111110031Description:AsofDecember6,therewere12massshootingsintheUnitedStatesin2023.Thisiscomparedtoonemassshootingin1982,onein2000,and12massshootingsin2022.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1982toDecember6,2023;*DataasofDecember6,2023**Since2013,thesourcedefinesamassshootingasanysingleattackinapublicplacewiththreeormorefatalities,inlinewiththedefinitionbytheFBI.Before2013,[...]

ReadmoreSource(s):MotherJonesNumberofmassshootingsintheUnitedStatesbetween1982andDecember2023,bystateMassshootingsintheU.S.1982-2023,bystateTotalnumberofmassshootings150510202530CaliforniaTexas261313FloridaColoradoWashingtonPennsylvaniaWisconsinIllinois876555NewYorkMarylandOhioVirginiaMichigan444432Description:AsofDecember2023,CaliforniahadthemostmassshootingsintheUnitedStates,with26totalshootingssince1982.Thesourcedefinesamassshootingasashootingwherethreeormorepeoplewerekilled.Recently,amassshootingoccurredinthestateofMaineonOctober26,2023,duringwhichoneofthehighestnumberoffatalitiesfromamassshootingwasrecordedafterRobertCardopenedfireinabowlingalleyandabar,killing18andinjuring13others.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1982toDecember6,2023Source(s):MotherJonesNumberofvictimsofmassshootingsintheUnitedStatesbetween1982andDecember2023U.S.massshootingvictims,byfatalitiesandinjuries1982-2023FatalitiesInjuries800700600500400300200100033Description:AsofDecember6,75peoplewerekilledinmassshootingsintheUnitedStatesin2023.Atotal1,149victimswerefatallyinjuredduringmassshootingsintheUnitedStatesbetween1982andDecember6,2023.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1982toDecember6,2023;*AsofDecember6,2023Since2013,thesourcedefinesamassshootingasanysingleattackinapublicplacewiththreeormorefatalities,inlinewiththedefinitionbytheFBI.Before2013,amass[...]

ReadmoreSource(s):MotherJonesWeapontypesusedinmassshootingsintheUnitedStatesbetween1982andDecember2023,bynumberofweaponsandincidentsGunsusedinmassshootingsintheU.S.1982-2023NumberofweaponsusedNumberofincidents18016014012010080166116706560403129200HandgunsRiflesShotguns34Description:HandgunsarethemostcommonweapontypeusedinmassshootingsintheUnitedStates,withatotalof166differenthandgunsbeingusedin116incidentsbetween1982andDecember2023.Thesefiguresarecalculatedfromatotalof149reportedcasesoverthisperiod,meaninghandgunsareinvolvedinabout78percentofmassshootings.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1982toDecember6,2023Source(s):MotherJonesNumberofvictimsoftheworstmassshootingsintheUnitedStatesbetween1982andDecember2023WorstmassshootingsintheU.S.,asofDecember2023ShootingFatalitiesInjured54653Total

victimsLasVegasStripmassacre(LasVegas,NV,2017)Orlandonightclubmassacre(Orlando,Florida,2016)VirginiaTechmassacre(Blacksburg,Virginia,2007)584932276041025523SandyHookElementarymassacre(Newtown,Connecticut,2012)229TexasFirstBaptistChurchmassacre(SutherlandSprings,TX,2017)262046Luby'smassacre(Killeen,Texas,1991)242222202619444841ElPasoWalmartmassshooting(ElPaso,Texas,2019)SanYsidroMcDonald'smassacre(SanYsidro,California,1984)RobbElementaryschoolmassacre(Uvalde,Texas,2022)21173835Description:OnOctober1,2017,thehighestnumberoffatalitiesfromamassshootingintheUnitedStateswasrecordedwhenStephenPaddockattackedacrowdofconcert-goersontheLasVegasstrip,killing58andinjuring546others,thentakinghisownlifebeforeauthoritiescouldapprehendhim.Mostrecently,oneoftheworstmassshootingsintheU.S.occurredinMaineonOctober26,2023,whenRobertCard,anArmyreservistandfirearmsinstructor,openedfireinabowlingalleyandabar,[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1982toDecember6,2023Source(s):MotherJonesNumberofmassshootingsintheUnitedStatesbetween1982andDecember2023,bylegalityofshooter'sweaponsMassshootingsintheU.S.:legalityofshooter'sweapons,asofDecember202312010010080604020033161LegallyobtainedIllegallyobtainedSomeweaponswerelegallyobtainedotherspossiblyillegallyUnknown/tobedetermined36Description:100ofthemassshootingsintheUnitedStatesbetween1982andDecember2023involvedweaponswhichwereobtainedlegally;aclearmajority.Only16incidentsinvolvedgunsthatwereobtainedillegally.

ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1982toDecember6,2023;*Thesourcereports149incidents.NotincludedinthisstatisticisthelegalityoftheweaponsintheESLshootinginSunnyvale,CaliforniaonFebruary16,1988.Inthiscase,theshooterhadpassed[...]

ReadmoreSource(s):MotherJonesNumberofmassshootingsintheUnitedStatesbetween1982andDecember2023,byshooter'sraceorethnicityMassshootingsintheU.S.byshooter’sbyrace/ethnicityasofDecember20239080807060504030201002613121053WhiteBlackLatinoAsianOtherNativeAmericanUnknown/unclear37Description:Between1982andDecember2023,80outofthe149massshootingsintheUnitedStateswerecarriedoutbyWhiteshooters.Bycomparison,theperpetratorwasAfricanAmericanin26massshootings,andLatinoin12.Whencalculatedaspercentages,thisamountsto54percent,17percent,andeightpercentrespectively.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1982toDecember6,2023Source(s):MotherJonesNumberofmassshootingsintheUnitedStatesbetween1982andDecember2023,byshooter'sgenderMassshootingsintheU.S.:shootersbygender,asofDecember2023160143140120100806040204Female200MaleMale&femaleUnknown/notreleased38Description:Since1982,anastonishing143massshootingshavebeencarriedoutintheUnitedStatesbymaleshooters.Incontrast,onlyfourmassshootings(definedbythesourceasasingleattackinapublicplaceinwhichfourormorevictimswerekilled)havebeencarriedoutbywomen.ReadmoreNote(s):UnitedStates;1982toDecember6,2023Source(s):MotherJonesDoyouthinkthatmassshootingsaresomethingthatcanbestoppedora