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The U.S. has seen 340 mass shootings in 2025 so far, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a public health crisis and urged stronger gun control laws.

The 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act remains the most significant recent federal gun safety law.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. has already experienced more than 300 mass shootings , according to recently released data from the Gun Violence Archive.

The Gun Violence Archive (GVA), which compiles data on every reported gun violence incident in the United States from publicly available sources, defines a "mass shooting" as an event involving at least four people shot, excluding the shooter.

By the numbers:

According to the data, there were 340 mass shootings in the

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