The Takeaway

Gun Violence in 2023: Nearly 40 Mass Shootings in 26 Days


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We are 26 days into 2023, and the United States has already experienced 40 mass shootings, as of today Thursday morning. 

California, a state with some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, has suffered three mass shootings in less than a week. In Monterey Park, California on Saturday, a man with a gun killed 11 people, and injured nine. On Monday, there were two more shootings. In Half Moon Bay, a man killed seven people, and injured one. And in Oakland, another armed individual killed one person and injured seven people in a shooting at a gas station that night.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, so far this year, in these 26 days of January, there have been nearly 3,000 gun related deaths - a number that includes deaths by suicides, homicide, defensive and unintentional shootings.

So what can we do about it? We speak with Igor Volsky, executive director of Guns Down America about guns and gun reform in America.

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