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Near real-time reporting of American gun violence incidents. Non-profit. Non-advocacy. Just the data. (Tweets by the GVA team)

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Eight months of U.S. gun violence in 2022, as of #September1st: •13,600+ gun deaths •26,500+ gun injuries •450+ mass shootings •700+ children shot •3,400+ teenagers shot •750+ defensive use incidents •1,000+ unintentional shootings ~16,000+ suicides [CDC estimate]

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U.S. mass shooting daily averages: -2014: .75 per day -2015: 92 per day -2016: 1.05 per day -2017: .95 per day -2018: .92 per day -2019: 1.14 per day -2020: 1.67 per day -2021: 1.92 per day -2022: 1.88 per day

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American mass shooting totals since 2014: -2014: 272 -2015: 336 -2016: 383 -2017: 348 -2018: 336 -2019: 417 -2020: 610 -2021: 691 -2022: 481 [on pace for ~685] twitter.com/GunDeaths/stat…

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Since we tweeted this 48 hours ago, our team has added: +116 gun deaths +216 gun injuries +3 mass shootings +3 children shot +38 teenagers shot +6 defensive use incidents +10 unintentional shootings

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Real-time U.S. gun violence statistics* for 2022, as of September 12th: •14,304 gun deaths •27,859 gun injuries •479 mass shootings •757 children (0-11) shot •3,585 teenagers (12-17) shot •841 defensive use incidents •1,114 unintentional shootings •~16,830 suicides*

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12 days of September. 30 mass shootings.

says it's on track to record more than 60 mass shootings — defined as four or more shot — in the month of September. Read more via

in the Daily Bulletin:

Daily Bulletin: Lawmakers Call the FTC to Investigate Gunmakers

WHAT TO KNOW TODAY Senators to FTC: Investigate gun industry advertising. A group of twelve Democratic Senators sent a letter to Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, urging her to...

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Note: Several of our previous tweets documenting the number of states without a mass shooting in 2022 contained an inaccurate count (Wyoming was missing). We apologize for the error - below is the accurate information as of today.

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The following are the only 13 states without a mass shooting this year: -Alaska -Hawaii -Idaho -Maine -Montana -New Hampshire -North Dakota -Rhode Island -South Dakota -Utah -Vermont -West Virginia -Wyoming

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American mass shooting totals since 2014: -2014: 272 -2015: 336 -2016: 383 -2017: 348 -2018: 336 -2019: 417 -2020: 610 -2021: 691 -2022: 481 [on pace for ~685]

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The U.S. has witnessed 481 mass shootings in 37 different states (and Washington D.C.) in the 256 days of 2022. gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-s

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The following are the only 13 states without a mass shooting this year: -Alaska -Hawaii -Idaho -Maine -Montana -New Hampshire -North Dakota -Rhode Island -South Dakota -Utah -Vermont -West Virginia -Wyoming

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The U.S. has witnessed 481 mass shootings in 37 different states (and Washington D.C.) in the 256 days of 2022. gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-s

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There have been at least 1,121 unintentional (accidental/negligent) shootings so far in America in 2022 – an approximate average of 4.4 per day. gunviolencearchive.org/reports/accide

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"Just in 2022, there have been more than 39,000 gun-related deaths and 425 mass shootings in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive." mashable.com/article/gun-sa |

Gun sales will be specifically marked by credit companies to help monitor purchases

Based on new international standards, it's a step in the right direction for national gun reform.

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The Gun Violence Archive

GVA had never logged a month of 60+ mass shootings before 2020. It happened five times in 2020, six times in 2021, and now four times so far in 2022. September is on pace to do the same.

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Weekly Mass Shooting Update: There have been 30 U.S. mass shootings in the 12 days of September, bringing 2022's total to 479. January: 34 February: 36 March: 42 April: 57 May: 63 June: 65 July: 89 August: 63 September: 30 There were 488 mass shootings by this date last year.

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Weekly Mass Shooting Update: There have been 30 U.S. mass shootings in the 12 days of September, bringing 2022's total to 479. January: 34 February: 36 March: 42 April: 57 May: 63 June: 65 July: 89 August: 63 September: 30 There were 488 mass shootings by this date last year.

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*Because of the way suicides are reported, this number is an estimated calculation based on CDC data with today being the 255th day of the year. Please refer to our methodology for more information on suicide data collection processes.

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Real-time U.S. gun violence statistics* for 2022, as of September 12th: •14,304 gun deaths •27,859 gun injuries •479 mass shootings •757 children (0-11) shot •3,585 teenagers (12-17) shot •841 defensive use incidents •1,114 unintentional shootings •~16,830 suicides*

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As of last night, there have now been 31,000+ gun deaths [including the # of estimated suicides calculated based on CDC data] so far this year in the U.S. – an approximate average of 122 per day.

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"Mass shootings account for about 5 percent of our work," Mark Bryant of

tells

@JenniferMascia

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The Gun Data Expert Who’s Changing the Way the Media Defines Mass Shootings

Looking for a second career, Mark Bryant sold several revolvers to fund the launch of the Gun Violence Archive.

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A comparison of American gun violence on September 9th - this year vs. last year. OTD, 2022 has: ↑ Gun deaths (+24) ↓ Gun injuries (-738) ↓ Children shot (-8) ↑ Teenagers shot (+379) ↓ Mass shootings (-10) ↓ Defensive use incidents (-62) ↓ Unintentional shootings (-367)

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Real-time American gun violence data in 2022, as of September 9th: –14,139 deaths –27,505 injuries –473 mass shootings –233 children killed | 523 children injured –926 teenagers killed | 2,613 teenagers injured –831 defensive use incidents –1,101 unintentional shootings

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Since tweeting this 48 hours ago, we have logged: +117 gun deaths +217 gun injuries +4 mass shootings +6 children shot +28 teenagers shot +8 defensive use incidents +13 unintentional shootings

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Real-time U.S. gun violence statistics* for 2022, as of September 5th: •13,905 gun deaths •27,080 gun injuries •464 mass shootings •742 children (0-11) shot •3,487 teenagers (12-17) shot •816 defensive use incidents •1,080 unintentional shootings •~16,368 suicides*

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There have been 14,000+ gun violence deaths, 27,000+ gun violence injuries, and an estimated 16,000+ suicides by gun in the 250 days of 2022.

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"Sixteen people were killed and 47 were injured in the U.S. as a result of mass shootings over the long Labor Day weekend, according to watchdog data. The nonprofit Gun Violence Archive logged 12 mass shootings Sept. 3-5." thehill.com/homenews/state |

16 killed in mass shootings over long holiday weekend: watchdog

Sixteen people were killed and 47 were injured in the U.S. as a result of mass shootings over the long Labor Day weekend, according to watchdog data. The nonprofit Gun Violence Archive logged 12 ma…

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"More than a dozen people were killed, while 58 people were injured in 15 mass shootings across the country during Labor Day weekend, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive..." forbes.com/sites/madeline |

More Than A Dozen Killed In 15 Mass Shootings Over Labor Day Weekend

Some 58 people were injured in shootings across the country from last Friday to Tuesday.

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American mass shooting totals since 2014: -2014: 272 -2015: 336 -2016: 383 -2017: 348 -2018: 336 -2019: 417 -2020: 610 -2021: 691 -2022: 468 [on pace for ~690]

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The U.S. has witnessed 468 mass shootings in 37 different states (and Washington D.C.) in the 249 days of 2022. gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-s

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Here are the only 13 states without a mass shooting this year: -Alaska -Hawaii -Idaho -Maine -Montana -New Hampshire -North Dakota -Rhode Island -South Dakota -Utah -Vermont -West Virginia

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The U.S. has witnessed 468 mass shootings in 37 different states (and Washington D.C.) in the 249 days of 2022. gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-s

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There have been at least 1,090 unintentional (accidental/negligent) shootings so far in America in 2022 – an approximate average of 4.4 each day. gunviolencearchive.org/reports/accide

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ICYMI: Here is our historical comparison of American gun violence numbers for Labor Day weekend, Memorial Day weekend, and the summer as a whole from 2018 to 2022.

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At least 18,724 people were shot in the U.S. between Memorial Day and Labor Day,

reports: 6,102 people were killed and 12,622 people were injured

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11 people were shot outside a Cleveland-area bar early Monday. It was one of at least 12 shootings over Labor Day weekend, according to

gunviolencearchive.org/query/a5808e98

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NEW: Here is a comparison of U.S. summer gun violence numbers over the past five years. It includes Memorial Day weekend, Labor Day weekend, and the time [SUMMER Range] between Memorial Day & Labor Day.

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