The US ranks No. 1 in the country list of deaths by 'mass shootings' - loosely described as incidents where deaths of four or more persons occur by the use of firearms that aren't gang killings, domestic violence, or terrorist acts conducted by an organisation. According to a 2022 study published in the International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, between 1998 and 2019, there were 101 attacks in the US leading to 816 deaths. (France was No. 2 with eight incidents and 179 deaths.)
