FBI: Active shooter incidences are declining, but fatalities are rising.

The FBI recorded 50 active shooter incidents in the US last year, in which more than 300 people were shot. In the deadliest incident, 22 people, including 19 children, were murdered in a Texas elementary school. There were 50 active shooter incidents in 2022, compared to 61 in 2021, and a total of 313 people were shot, up from 243 in 2021. Law enforcement officers apprehended 29 of the shooters involved, while three remain at large. The overwhelming majority (47) of shooters were male, while one was female, one “non-binary,” and one unidentified.

A total of 29 of the perpetrators used handguns, 26 used rifles, while the rest used shotguns or unidentified weapons. The report offers only a small glimpse into the scale of gun violence in the US, as it did not analyze self-defense incidents, domestic disputes, hostage situations, gang violence, or drug-related violence. Gun murders have climbed sharply in recent years, increasing by 45% between 2019 and 2021. Democrats blame the widespread availability of firearms, while Republicans blame ‘soft-on-