The number of shootings in the United States has reached a new high in 20 years

Xinhua News Agency, Los Angeles, June 28 (Reporter Takayama) A report released by the US government agency on the 28th shows that the number of campus shootings in the 2020 to 2021 school year reached a new high of 20 years.

According to a report issued by the National Education Statistics Center under the U.S. Department of Education, public and private primary and secondary schools in the United States occurred in the 2020s to 2021 school year. There were a total of 93 campus shootings that caused casualties, of which 43 shootings died. In addition, there are 53 campus shootings that have not caused casualties in the school year.

The person in charge of the National Education Statistics Center stated in the relevant statement that the serious impact of such incidents can not only be measured by statistics. I hope that these numbers will help legislators, government officials, and all sectors of society to deepen their cognition and take relevant measures. Strengthen the protection of schools.

Recently, the United States successively caused severe injuries. On May 24th, a gunman broke into Robe Primary School in Ywaldi, Texas, and fired a firing, causing 19 children and two teachers to kill and shocked the United States and the international community.

Data show that there are nearly 400 million guns in the hands of American civilians, equivalent to about 120 guns per 100 people. According to statistics from the US "gun violent file" website, more than 21,000 people in the United States have lost their lives due to gun violence.

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