At least 55 people have been shot, eight fatally, in gun violence across the city over the Fourth of July weekend, Chicago police said. ABC7 is tracking holiday weekend shootings from the morning of Thursday, July 3 at midnight to the evening of Sunday, July 6 at 11:59 p.m.
Rash Of Mass Shootings Kills 10 In U.S. Ahead Of July 4 Holiday
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... In Fort Worth, three people were killed and eight wounded in a mass shooting following a local festival, police said on Tuesday. ...
U.S. President Joe Biden condemned the violence and renewed his calls to tighten America's lax gun laws.
"Our nation has once again endured a wave of tragic and senseless shootings," the president said in a statement released on Tuesday. Biden called on Republican lawmakers - who have generally blocked attempts to significantly reform gun safety laws and oppose Biden's push to reinstate a ban on assault weapons - "to come to the table on meaningful, commonsense reforms." ...
Gun Deaths per Capita by State 2025
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Mississippi 29.6
Louisiana 28.2
New Mexico 27.3
Alabama 25.5
Missouri 24.2
Montana 23.9
Alaska 22.4
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City Crimes Involving Guns
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...From skeet shooting to self-defense, guns are woven into the United States' DNA. While it's nearly impossible to nail down an exact number, Americans own an estimated 393 million guns " a number that accounts for nearly half of the entire world's firearm ownership. America's current population is approximately 326 million people, which means there are officially more guns than people nationwide. ...
With gun control as a mainstay topic in the news, we wanted to learn more about gun crimes occurring in major American cities. Here are our findings and conclusions based on data from the Gun Violence Archive. ...
Most Violent Cities
NUMBER OF GUN-RELATED INCIDENTS PER 10K RESIDENTS
Ocala, Florida 28.9
Detroit, Michigan 26.3
St. Louis, Missouri 26.1
Trenton, New Jersey 21.9
Baltimore, Maryland 21.8
Gary, Indiana 19.7
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