From 2015 to 2022, 23.9 people were wounded by an assault weapon in a mass shooting on average in the United States, compared to 1.1 who were wounded by another type of firearm.
Average number of people killed or wounded in mass shootings in the United States from 2015 to 2022, by weapon type
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Everytown for Gun Safety. (April 28, 2023). Average number of people killed or wounded in mass shootings in the United States from 2015 to 2022, by weapon type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382516/number-of-people-shot-in-mass-shootings-by-weapon-type-us/
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