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USA News - On Saturday, a shooter opened fire at a sports complex in Illinois, USA. It killed 3 people and injured 3 others. Referring to Rockford Police Chief Dan O'Shea, news agency Reuters reported that a suspect has been detained. However they did not give much information about him.
Appealed to stay away from the area
Police appealed to people on social media to stay away from the area near Don Carter Lane Bowling Alley. The situation there is not yet normal and officers are busy handling the situation on the spot. The matter is under investigation.
Firing took place in Rochester in October
Earlier in October, there was a shootout at a party in the city of Rochester. Two people were killed and 14 others were injured. Police Chief Mark Simmons had said that a young man between 18 and 22 years old and a woman were killed during the shooting.
211 killed in mass shooting in 2019
According to experts, the highest mass shooting incidents occurred in the US in 2019 compared to other years. Events like mass shooting have been said in which four or more people have died. According to the Associated Press (AP), USA Today and Northeastern University, there were 41 mass shooting incidents in 2019, in which 211 people have died.
Americans hold 48% of the world's total civilian guns
There are around 31 million weapons in the US, with 66% owning more than one gun. Only 48% of the total civilian guns around the world are with Americans. 89% of Americans own a gun. 66% of these people own more than one gun. The annual revenue of gun manufacturing industry in America is 91 thousand crores. 2.65 lakh people are associated with this business.
90 thousand crore rupees comes from the sale of weapons in the American economy. More than 10 million guns are manufactured here in the US every year.
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