Rising Gun Deaths Among Children in the US.
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The USA has witnessed 15 mass killings, including 146 mass shootings, in the first 100 days of 2023, according to a database tracking the killings. The trend of mass shootings is becoming more frequent, with four public mass shootings in less than four months. Gun violence has killed nearly 5,000 people and injured nearly 9,000 so far in 2023, with hundreds of children under age 11 killed or injured. The nonprofit Gun Violence Archive tracks all mass shootings, defined as a shooting in which at least four victims are hit by gunfire.
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