US mass shootings are getting deadlier and more common, analysis shows
by Anastasia Valeeva, Wendy Ruderman, Katie Park for from US news | The Guardian on (#613XV)
The last five years have seen more mass shootings than any other comparable time span dating back to 1966, with 31 massacres from 2017 through 2021, compared with 24 from 2012 through 2016
On the morning of 4 July, President Joe Biden hailed the day as one to celebrate the goodness of our nation".
Less than an hour after his 9.25am EST tweet, a gunman on a rooftop opened fire into a crowd of spectators who gathered to enjoy a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb. He killed seven people and injured dozens.
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