There were 400 shootings in the US in which more than four people were injured or killed in 2022.
The number of mass shootings in the United States since the beginning of this year has reached 400. These statistics come from the US portal Gun Violence Archive.
"There have been 400 shootings in the US this year, resulting in more than four people being wounded or killed," the portal notes. According to the latest figures, seven mass shootings were reported from different states last weekend alone.
At the end of June, US President Joe Biden signed a law tightening background checks for gun owners between the ages of 18 and 21. In addition, states were allowed to adopt regulations allowing them to refuse to sell handguns and rifles to people deemed by a court to be a danger to society.