'They're still shooting': Frantic audio from officers at the Texas mall massacre reveals chaos during the carnage (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Tony Gutierrez/AP Visitors to a make shift memorial leave flowers in front of a large cross that has the words "Hope, Love, Allen", engraved into it at the mall where several people were killed, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Allen, Texas. That relation is evident in Texas, where the number of mass shootings has tripled in the past five years, while mass shootings nationwide have nearly doubled from 2018 through the end of last year, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive (GVA).ĬNN and the GVA define a mass shooting as a shooting that injures or kills four or more people, not including the shooter.
There is a direct correlation between states with weaker gun laws and higher rates of gun deaths, according to a study first published by Everytown in 2021. That’s the second-highest rate in the country and above the national average of 55% of households owning one or more guns, according to Everytown. Texas has among the most expansive gun rights in the country – roughly 60% of households own at least one gun, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety analysis of 2021 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of mass shootings in Texas is no coincidence given the sheer number of guns in the hands of the public, several gun violence experts told CNN. Five of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in America over the past eight years have been in Texas, the latest occurring in Allen in early May when a gunman fired an AR-15-style rifle at a crowded outlet mall, killing eight people and injuring at least seven others.
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