US Mass Shootings Reach Record High in 2021.

The US is on track to set a record for mass killings in 2023, with 60 incidents predicted this year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. The country is seeing more than one mass killing per week on average, with 202 mass shootings recorded since the start of the year. The latest incidents include a shooting at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas, which left eight dead, and a driver plowing into a crowd at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, killing eight. President Joe Biden has called for tougher gun control measures, including a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.