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niyad

(134,022 posts)
Sun May 29, 2022, 06:38 PM May 2022

Today is the 29th of May, the 149th day of the year. SO FAR, there have been 258

mass shootings, with 7 since Uvalde. SO FAR, 302 deaths, 6 since Uvalde. SO FAR, 1,061injuries, 32 since Uvalde. SO FAR, an average of 1.7 mass shootings per day.

My city of Colorado Springs has had 4 mass shootings this year, including one since Uvalde.

WE'RE NUMBER 1!!!

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Today is the 29th of May, the 149th day of the year. SO FAR, there have been 258 (Original Post) niyad May 2022 OP
Yup, American exceptionalism at it's finest. alwaysinasnit May 2022 #1
Exactly. niyad May 2022 #2
. . . niyad May 2022 #3
It's been __ days since a mass shooting in the US. Initech May 2022 #4

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