Twenty one people, including 19 children, have been killed in a school shooting in Texas on Tuesday. The 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde, before being shot dead by law enforcement.
The attack is the deadliest school shooting since the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut, in 2012, when 20 children and six adults were killed.
Gun-related injuries are responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and injuries every year in the US, and in 2020, it was the leading cause of death among children and teenagers.
The Texas shooting, which was the 27th school shooting this year so far, has reignited calls for tighter gun laws.
We’ve highlighted key figures and statistics around gun violence in the US below.
US gun violence facts and statistics In 2020, guns became the leading cause of death among teenagers and children in the US. More than 4,300 children and teenagers died of firearm-related injuries in that year, compared to the second leading cause of death, car accidents, which killed around 3,900 young people.
More than 45,000 people died of gun-related injuries in the US in 2020–more than any year before, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and 43% percent of these deaths were homicides.
Around 1.5 million people have died from gun-related injuries in the US between 1968 and 2017, which is higher than the number of soldiers killed in every US conflict since the War for Independence in 1775.
The US has the highest ratio of firearms per capita, with 120.5 firearms per 100 residents–up from 88 per 100 in 2011.
In the US, 79% of murders involve a gun, compared to 37% in Canada, 13% in Australia, and 4% in the UK.
There have been 27 school shootings in the US this year so far, compared to 34 in 2021, according to Education Week.
There have been 213 mass shootings in the US in 2022 so far, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which also says that 140 children and 507 teenagers have been killed this year already.
The police were clearly deficient in their response here, & will rightly be criticised.
Don't let that be a smokescreen for the CAUSE of the problem though. To cure a problem you need to get to the root of it. 18 year olds with military grade assault rifles was never going to end well.
Is this some kind of justification from you that guns are good and necessary?
How many people would he have killed if she hadn't intervened with a legally owned gun?
We have no idea. How many people, from the hundreds and hundreds of mass shootings across the States, would still be alive if proper gun control in America was a thing?
I guess you're a firm believer in the ''good guys with guns'' narrative? At the recent supermarket shooting in Buffalo, the security guard there was armed. He's now 6 feet under.
I'm not surprised that a gun loving Trump fan loves a bit of shooty shooty though.
This speculation over details, just sums up conspiracy theories for me. They seem to be setting out to suggest that this couldnt have happened. When the facts are, it very obviously did. It was a shocking tragedy, and the above posts are just pathetic.
This speculation over details, just sums up conspiracy theories for me. They seem to be setting out to suggest that this couldnt have happened. When the facts are, it very obviously did. It was a shocking tragedy, and the above posts are just pathetic.
Totally agree.
You've got to be some kind of complete tool to try and give reasons why this could not have happened, despite the fact that it did.
How he got access to 2 Assault rifles and hundreds of ammo will be relevant. But not as relevant as the fact that he did. And used them.
Mind you, anybody who thinks the solution to gun crime is more guns clearly should never be allowed a gun in the first place.
This speculation over details, just sums up conspiracy theories for me. They seem to be setting out to suggest that this couldnt have happened. When the facts are, it very obviously did. It was a shocking tragedy, and the above posts are just pathetic.
Totally agree.
You've got to be some kind of complete tool to try and give reasons why this could not have happened, despite the fact that it did.
How he got access to 2 Assault rifles and hundreds of ammo will be relevant. But not as relevant as the fact that he did. And used them.
Mind you, anybody who thinks the solution to gun crime is more guns clearly should never be allowed a gun in the first place.
It just seems really sad that nothing substantial is likely to change anytime soon.
Side note; weren't guns banned from this event for safety concerns?
I'm sure the irony isn't lost on even the thickest of Americans (and a few British idiots too)
What amazes me is that the Far Right believe that this is far better use of school resources than an extra teacher, or help for kids with mental problems, etc.
Imagine if this was the UK. And, say, £30,000 cut from every school budget, and the loss of classroom space.
There are 32,000 schools in the UK, so that is £1BILLION lost from the education budget every year. But we don't need it. Why? Because we have sensible gun laws in this country.
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The attack is the deadliest school shooting since the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut, in 2012, when 20 children and six adults were killed.
Gun-related injuries are responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and injuries every year in the US, and in 2020, it was the leading cause of death among children and teenagers.
The Texas shooting, which was the 27th school shooting this year so far, has reignited calls for tighter gun laws.
We’ve highlighted key figures and statistics around gun violence in the US below.
US gun violence facts and statistics
In 2020, guns became the leading cause of death among teenagers and children in the US. More than 4,300 children and teenagers died of firearm-related injuries in that year, compared to the second leading cause of death, car accidents, which killed around 3,900 young people.
More than 45,000 people died of gun-related injuries in the US in 2020–more than any year before, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and 43% percent of these deaths were homicides.
Around 1.5 million people have died from gun-related injuries in the US between 1968 and 2017, which is higher than the number of soldiers killed in every US conflict since the War for Independence in 1775.
The US has the highest ratio of firearms per capita, with 120.5 firearms per 100 residents–up from 88 per 100 in 2011.
In the US, 79% of murders involve a gun, compared to 37% in Canada, 13% in Australia, and 4% in the UK.
There have been 27 school shootings in the US this year so far, compared to 34 in 2021, according to Education Week.
There have been 213 mass shootings in the US in 2022 so far, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which also says that 140 children and 507 teenagers have been killed this year already.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-gun-crime-statistics-213-112748695.html
As though just the 1 person being shot dead at a school doesn't really count. Or 2. Or 3.
This moron only wants to count ones where 4 or more are shot.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61615236
The police were clearly deficient in their response here, & will rightly be criticised.
Don't let that be a smokescreen for the CAUSE of the problem though. To cure a problem you need to get to the root of it. 18 year olds with military grade assault rifles was never going to end well.
How many people, from the hundreds and hundreds of mass shootings across the States, would still be alive if proper gun control in America was a thing?
I guess you're a firm believer in the ''good guys with guns'' narrative?
At the recent supermarket shooting in Buffalo, the security guard there was armed.
He's now 6 feet under.
I'm not surprised that a gun loving Trump fan loves a bit of shooty shooty though.
They seem to be setting out to suggest that this couldnt have happened.
When the facts are, it very obviously did.
It was a shocking tragedy, and the above posts are just pathetic.
You've got to be some kind of complete tool to try and give reasons why this could not have happened, despite the fact that it did.
How he got access to 2 Assault rifles and hundreds of ammo will be relevant. But not as relevant as the fact that he did. And used them.
Mind you, anybody who thinks the solution to gun crime is more guns clearly should never be allowed a gun in the first place.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-61614746?at_custom2=facebook_page&at_custom3=BBC+News&at_campaign=64&at_custom1=[post+type]&at_custom4=0C87C2C0-DE58-11EC-97C3-42150EDC252D&at_medium=custom7&fbclid=IwAR0IVVkQYtJ9FoXS35PnmnjM8bEoaO-3SoZE6FAqd6AQhy9M5Y4WySz4r0c
Side note; weren't guns banned from this event for safety concerns?
I'm sure the irony isn't lost on even the thickest of Americans (and a few British idiots too)
Imagine if this was the UK. And, say, £30,000 cut from every school budget, and the loss of classroom space.
There are 32,000 schools in the UK, so that is £1BILLION lost from the education budget every year. But we don't need it. Why? Because we have sensible gun laws in this country.
"Doesn't get any lower than this".
Really? Try this for size.