In the US, Gun Incidents Continue This Year... Over 6,000 Minor Casualties Reported
306 Children Under 11 and 1,323 Adolescents Aged 12-17 Killed by Gunfire
Two days after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, USA, on the 26th of last month, protesters gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, urging Democratic senators to strengthen gun control measures. Photo by AP·Yonhap News
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] This year, the United States has seen a series of gun-related incidents, resulting in over 6,000 minors being shot and either killed or injured.
According to ABC News on the 27th (local time), the nonprofit organization Gun Violence Archive (GVA) reported that 6,023 minors aged 17 and under in the U.S. have been shot and either killed or injured this year. This is 315 more than the 5,708 minors affected by shootings last year and more than double the 2,859 minor casualties recorded in 2014.
The total number of minors who died from gunshot wounds is 1,629. Among them, 306 were children aged 11 or younger, and 1,323 were adolescents aged 12 to 17.
Gun incidents have continued relentlessly throughout this year in the U.S. In May, a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, resulted in the deaths of 21 people, including 19 children. In June, a shooting in Chicago caused 10 deaths, including a 5-month-old infant girl.
Gun incidents have repeatedly occurred every Halloween, and this year was no exception. On the night of October 31, at a Halloween party in Kansas City, Missouri, where about 70 teenagers gathered, six people were shot and injured, and one person died.
In Kansas City, Missouri, on Christmas Eve, December 24, a 3-year-old girl died in an accidental shooting.
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As gun incidents continue annually, the U.S. government has emphasized strengthening gun control. President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major gun-related law in 30 years, in June, and on the 14th, marking the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting?the worst gun massacre in U.S. history?he urged Congress to pass legislation banning assault weapons.
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