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WaPo Lists All Deaths From Mass Shootings In Last 54 Years; Gun Rights Advocates Respond

John Bickley
WaPo Lists All Deaths From Mass Shootings In Last 54 Years; Gun Rights Advocates Respond
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Following two mass shootings that occurred in less than 24 hours last week and resulted in over 30 people dead and dozens injured, The Washington Post published Sunday a list of all of the names of the victims of every mass shooting since 1966.

During that 54-year span, a total of 1,196 people have died at the hands of mass shooters, averaging 22 deaths per year via mass shooting over that period. Since the Sandy Hook massacre, which took place in December 2012, the average number of deaths per year from mass shootings is 64.

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