USA: 2021 is on pace to be the worst year for gun violence in decades - "are international sport events in danger to being cancelled in US ?"

So far, 2021 is on pace to be the worst year for gun violence in decades, surpassing even the high levels last year.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, from Jan. 1 to Sept. 15, a total of 14,516 people died from gun violence in the U.S. That's 1,300 more than during the same period in 2020, a 9% increase. Mass shootings are also on the rise. Through Sept. 15, there have been 498 mass shootings across the U.S., or an average of about 1.92 per day. That's 15% higher than last year, when there were a total of 611, a rate of 1.67 per day, according to data from the GVA. Advertisement

CNN and GVA define a mass shooting as an incident with four or more people killed or wounded by gunfire -- excluding the shooter.

Note EU-Digest:International Sport Events: Given the serious increase in gun violence in the US, it seems several international sporting organizations are planning to call for a temporary ban on US international sport events, as they feel the safety of the participants and spectators in these events could be compromised, without better gun control laws in the US.

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