Mass Shootings in America - Twelve Years of Mass Shootings in the United States
Since 2009, there have been 277 mass shootings in the United States, resulting in 1565 people shot and killed and 1000 people shot and wounded.
An Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Analysis
In the years between 2009 and 2020, the horrific scenes of mass shootings have haunted the nation’s collective conscience. Each breaking news alert floods the nation with grief and anger at this senseless, preventable violence. The United States is not the only country with mental illness, domestic violence, or hate-fueled ideologies, but our gun homicide rate is 26 times higher than other high-income countries.1 The difference is easy access to guns. This connection is not just theoretical. US states with weaker gun laws and higher gun ownership rates have higher rates of mass shootings.
While the popular perception may be that mass shootings are the nation’s largest share of gun deaths, the data tells a different and more complex story. In reality, mass shootings are the tip of the iceberg of this country’s gun violence crisis. More than 99 percent of gun deaths in the US are from shootings other than mass shootings.3 Nevertheless, because of the high number of casualties and often extensive and horrific media coverage associated with them, each mass shooting sends shockwaves of pain and harm through families, communities, and the nation. Just like the daily gun violence that contributes to the more than 110 gun deaths each day in the US, mass shootings are largely preventable through evidence-based policy interventions.
Clean Scene Services is a strong supporter of the community and is an advocate for positive works for organizations that aim to stop gun violence. Some of these organizations include Everytown for Gun Safety, Public Policy Institute of California, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, The Brady Campaign, Americans for Responsible Solutions, Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.