2023-08-29 04:00:10
One young person died every four hours in the United States in 2023 as a result of gun violence. This is what a survey by the Gun Violence Archive, an NGO that surveys all incidents of gun violence in the United States since 2014, shows. years old and 979 adolescents between 12 and 17 years old.
In those nearly eight months, more than 28,000 Americans have died as a result of gun incidents. Deaths by unintentional homicide and committed in self-defense total 12,561 cases, while suicides reach 15,840 occurrences.
Another data provided by the NGO Gun Violence Archive is that, until this Monday, the number of mass shootings in the country in 2023 was 476, approaching the dark mark of 500 episodes. The term is used to define incidents where four or more people are shot or killed.
Last Saturday night (26), yet another case of armed violence in the United States, this time involving hate crime and racism, caught the attention of Americans and made news across the country. A white man shot and killed three black people in Jacksonville, Florida. The attack took place near the Edward Waters Center for Higher Education, a university historically associated with the African American community in the state.
Violence for a futile reason
The United States is experiencing a wave of armed violence for no reason, which has also hit American children and young people in recent times. These crimes are considered disproportionate and devoid of any logical justification that could explain the conduct practiced.
One example was the case of Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old black teenager who was shot twice and ended up in serious condition after ringing the doorbell of the attacker by mistake, in the state of Missouri, in April. In another case, which took place in the same month, two high school students were shot when they approached the wrong car in a Texas parking lot. One of them was seriously injured.
American schools have become a constant target of mass shootings in recent years. According to data from the organization Everytown for Gun Safety, the school year that began in August 2021 and ended in May 2022 saw the highest number of school shootings on record. There were 193 incidents with firearms in American schools. The number tripled in relation to the previous school year, in which 62 episodes were recorded.
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