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2023 Mass Shootings - Week 7

Week 7 Dates: February 13 - 19

Source: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

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There have already been 7 school shootings so far in 2023. How many more until we do something about it?

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2023 Mass Shootings - Week 6

Week 6 Dates: February 6 - 12

Source: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

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2023 Mass Shootings - Week 5

Week 5 Dates: January 30 - February 5

Source: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

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2023 Mass Shootings - Week 4

Week 4 Dates: January 23 - 29

Source: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

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2023 Mass Shootings - Week 3

Week 3 Dates: January 16 - 22

Source: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

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2023 Mass Shootings - Week 2

Week 2 Dates: January 9 - January 15

Source: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

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2023 Mass Shootings - Week 1

Week 1 Dates: January 1 - January 8

Source: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

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States with the Strictest Gun Laws

California is the state with the strictest gun laws, and it also has the seventh-lowest rate of deaths by gun violence. In addition to regulation on who can purchase a gun and what kinds of firearms may be legally obtained, California gun laws allow for funding to community programs that have reduced gun-related violence. Other states with strict gun laws include Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Hawaii, Maryland, and Massachusetts. Some of these states require background checks and a waiting period before someone is allowed to purchase a gun; some require that they undergo training first.

For example, in Massachusetts, those who wish to purchase a firearm must obtain a permit to purchase from their local police department. This process alone can take weeks and requires paperwork, an interview, and a background check. After all of that, the police chief still has the discretion to deny the license. After obtaining a license, the purchaser must present the license at the gun store and pass additional background checks.

Unsurprisingly, the states with the strictest gun laws generally have the lowest gun ownership rates. Massachusetts and New Jersey have the lowest gun ownership in the U.S. at 14.7%, Hawaii's is 14.9%, and New York's is 19.9%. Of the eight states with at least an A-, the highest gun ownership rate is 30.2% in Maryland.

Additionally, gun deaths are significantly lower in states with strict gun laws and low gun ownership. Rhode Island's gun ownership is the second-lowest in the country at 14.8% and has the lowest gun death rate at 3.28 per 100,000 people. Massachusetts has the second-lowest gun death rate at 3.46 per 100,000 people, followed by New York and Hawaii with 4.03 each and New Jersey with 4.75.

States with the Least Strict Gun Laws

The states with the most lenient gun laws are New Hampshire, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Texas, Montana, West Virginia, Alabama, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alaska, Kansas, South Dakota, Arizona, Kentucky, Missouri, Idaho, Wyoming, and Mississippi. Many states are trying to enact legislation to promote gun safety, as gun violence continues to be a leading cause of death throughout the country.

Many states that have tight gun laws are surrounded by states that do not have strict gun laws. As a result, guns are often brought in from neighboring states, usually illegally. If you want to obtain a weapon, check with your state's laws and make sure that you comply with them. Bringing in a firearm from another state that has looser rules can land you into much trouble. Gun laws are very controversial, and you probably have strong feelings about them, whether you are for gun control or not. However, keep in mind that gun laws are first and foremost to promote public safety, and abiding by them is in everybody's best interest.

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Although states like California and New York are in the top five states for mass shootings, the statistics for gun control look very difference when looking at age adjusted numbers. Raw data can often be misleading and present a picture that doesn’t truly exist.

When looking at gun deaths per state by capita, the following are the top five: Alaska, Alabama, Montana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Additionally,  “the U.S. gun death rate was 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2016, the most recent year in the study, which used a somewhat different methodology from the CDC. That was far higher than in countries such as Canada (2.1 per 100,000) and Australia (1.0), as well as European nations such as France (2.7), Germany (0.9) and Spain (0.6).”

Statistics can be very misleading and raw data doesn’t always support accurate conclusions either. I’ve taken several statistics courses and so I try to always present an accurate picture of the true nature of gun violence in the country but always take the time to do your own research, look at the facts, and draw your own conclusions.

However, in this case, the conclusions seem clear to me: gun violence is rising at an alarming rate and intervention and more controls are critical to bringing these numbers down and reducing unnecessary death and injury.

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647 Mass Shootings in 2022

In 2022, there were:

- 647 mass shootings

- 676 deaths from mass shootings

- 2,698 injured from mass shootings

- 3,262 children killed from all gun incidents

- 3,085 children injured from all gun incidents

In 2022, Illinois, Texas, California, Pennsylvania, and New York/Florida were in the top 5 for most mass shootings

The number of mass shootings has risen 137% since 2014.

The recent mass shootings are just more data points in a concerning trend in this nation. Please take the time to become aware of the gun violence epidemic in the United States and look into local advocacy groups that you can join or support.

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Hello all,

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I apologize for my sudden departure from this blog, which came following some massive changes in my life (both good and bad) that meant I didn’t have time for daily updates anymore, despite my desire to still post. I didn’t feel I could keep pace with this blog and as my last update became further and further away, I set this project aside, but I never forgot about it and all of you.

All of that being said, there was a mass shooting at my campus, Michigan State University, yesterday evening. Although I am an online graduate student, there are no words for the horror I felt seeing dozens of emergency emails come through and watching the videos of students running and endless streams of police officers showing up to my school.

There are no words for the fear that I felt for my classmates who were on campus.

I don’t personally know anyone who died or was injured in the shooting yesterday, but it was still my school, my classmates and we are all grieving and I am still in shock of what’s happened.

This being said, I’m revisiting this blog and, knowing the impact it's had on my life and the lives of others, I’m going to try to begin giving weekly updates on the epidemic of mass shootings in this country. Maybe one day I’ll figure out how to code auto-updating posts, but, for now, I still do not have the time or capacity to commit to daily updates on these tragedies.

Thank you to all of you who’ve sent me messages checking in. Your comments meant more than you’ll ever know.

I’ll update later this week updating everyone on 2023’s mass shooting metrics, but in the meantime, please join me and the rest of MSU in mourning our three classmates who passed away and the five who are in critical condition and keep their families in your thoughts and prayers

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May 13, 2021

Location: Providence, Rhode Island Deaths: 0 Injured: 8 Sources: 1 2

Location: Washington, DC Deaths: 0 Injured: 4 Sources: 1 2

Location: Augusta, Georgia Deaths: 2 Injured: 2 Sources: 1 2

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May 12, 2021

Yes.

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Deaths: 1 Injured: 3 Sources: 1 2

Location: Buford, Georgia Deaths: 2 Injured: 2 Sources: 1 2

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May 11, 2021

Yes.

Location: Baltimore, Maryland Deaths: 0 Injured: 4 Sources: 1 2