Why Many Mass Shootings In The US? Know The Reason Here!

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YOGYAKARTA The Chinese New Year celebration at Monterey Park, California on Saturday, January 21, 2023 evening local time, turned into a heartbreaking tragedy, the reason is, there were mass shootings in two places alternately, namely Star Ballrom Dance Studio at Monterey Park and Ballroom Lai lai near Almakitra. This incident adds to the dark record of mass shooting cases in Uncle Sam's country.

According to data from the Joint Violence Archives Agency (GVA), a non-profit organization that tracks violence in the US, there were at least 36 cases of mass shootings in the United States by 2023. A fantastic figure for the mass shooting case in early 2023.

Meanwhile, in 2022, the GVA reported 606 mass shootings and 36 mass killings. This figure is declining compared to the mass shooting case in 2021, which totaled 611 cases. So, why are there frequent mass shootings in the US?

After a mass shooting incident at an undergraduate Uvalde, Texas, which killed 19 students and two teachers on May 24, 2022, David Hemenway of Harvard Public School of Health spoke of why there was so much gun violence in the US.

In a broad interview on the KALM Bay Area radio on May 25, at the Your Call,' Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center said, compared to other high-income countries, the US is a country with the highest levels of violence and crime.

"All people have problems with violence, but we provide very easy access to people who commit violence because they can easily get weapons," Hemenway said.

Research from Hemenway and colleagues found that there were fewer mass shootings in the state banning large-capacity magazine weapons.

"Because if you need time to recharge, it gives potential victims time to run and hide and attack," he said.

In line with Hemenway, data published by Everytown Research & Policy also states that the rate of gun killings in the US is 25 times higher than high-income countries.

According to them, mass shootings often occur in public places such as schools or bars, and even in private homes.

Throughout 2009-2010, about 61 percent of mass shootings occurred at home. Thirty percent occurred in public spaces such as schools, malls, or bars, quoted by VOI, Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

Everytown Research & Policy assesses that the cause of the high shooting rate in the US is easier access to gun.

US states have weaker arms laws, while the gun ownership rate is higher.

Based on Pew Research Center data, the Second Amendment to the US Constitution allows Americans to carry weapons. About a third of US adults say they personally own firearms.

According to a survey conducted in mid-2019, about 63 percent answered that the reason they owned firearms was for safety or personal protection. While the rest provide other reasons, such as for hunting, recreation, sports, to be part of antiques or family heirlooms, to be related to their work.

To suppress the shooting case in the US, President Joe Biden wants to propose new restrictions on firearms access.

This is information about why shooting cases often occur in the US. The cause of the high shooting rate in Uncle Sam's country is easier access to weapons