So now it’s the city of Orange’s turn in the gun violence spotlight. The Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people other than the gunman are shot, whether they live or die. Each evinces an obscene level of routine gun violence in this country, a pace that varies by region but generally is higher in states with loose gun laws and lower in states with tighter regulations. All, no doubt, leaving unseen psychological scars and, in the case of child witnesses of gun violence, often increasing the odds that they will engage in criminal behavior as adults. It’s hard to get a clear estimate, but the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety estimates about $280 billion a year spent on emergency response and medical treatment arising from gun violence.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 01, 2021 18:22 UTC