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(77WABC) — According to the National Gun Violence Archive, so far in 2022 there’ve been 308 mass shootings as of July 4 across the United States.
Mass shootings this year are on track to approach the 692 recorded in 2021, which was the highest figure since the gun violence archive started tracking shootings in 2014. Some 10,072 people nationwide have died due to firearms—including intentional and accidental killings but not suicides—so far in 2022, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
This year’s overall figure could near 2021’s 20,944 deaths — a seven-year high — and exceed 2020’s 19,518 deaths if the current pace continues. Meanwhile, gun sales have begun easing: U.S. Dealers sold about 8.8 million guns in the first six months of this year, a 16% drop from the same period in 2021 and a 21% drop from 2020.
