Why Is Mass Shooting Increasing

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Mass shooting (More than 4 people getting killed in an attack) is growing to be a bigger problem every day. There has been about 249 mass shooting this year according to ShootingTracker, a source crowded website. It states that there has been mass shooting this year more than the past whole decade.
There are many reasons on why this mass shooting has increased more and how to reduce that amount. One reason is probably because of having too much weapons. The article states that there are 310 million weapons in U.S (meaning there are enough to give EACH American a single weapon!) So probably decreasing that amount probably means less mass shooting. Another reason is news reports probably should NOT show how was the mass shooting was done,

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