USA for all the advantages, democratic values is witnessing increase in mass shootings making many wonder about the reason behind increase in gun culture and racism in the country. Many say strange paradox is emerging in the country. While the crime rates are coming down, active shooter events are increasing where a single person is trying to kill numerous people in public places. FBI found this shocking developments in its investigations. 

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Recent studies revealed that though US has  just about 5 percent of the world's population, the country has 31 percent of the world's mass shooters. The reasons for these numbers are complex, researchers say, but the data suggest that the availability of guns, and perhaps the American obsession with fame, may be to blame.

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Mass shootings cannot be described officially but it boils down to many like a gang drive-by that kills multiple people would count, though the root cause is very different from the kind of rampage killings that occur regularly in schools, churches and theaters around the country or a  person who arms himself with enough ammo to take out dozens but who only manages to kill one or two people would not be included in federal statistics that track crimes with four or more victims.

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Irrespective of the Democrats or Republicans in power, majority of them supported use of private guns which is leading to mass shootouts. In 2015,trigger happy US cops killed 1,134 blackmen in 2015 and the list is increasing. The police seem to be disproportionally using lethal force on Black citizens. 

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Right thinking people say while enforcing law, race or color shouldn't matter but Whites make up a disproportionally smaller portion of those killed by law enforcement compared to their portion of the general population – 11.3% less. Blacks on the other hand make up a disproportionally larger portion of those killed (26.5%) compared to the general population (13.2%) – 13.3% more or double!


More than 21% of deadly incidents began with a complaint to police alleging domestic violence or some other domestic disturbance. About 16% arose from officers attempting to arrest a wanted person, execute a warrant or apprehend a fugitive. Another 14% of killings followed an attempted traffic or street stop, 13% came after someone committed a violent crime and 7% after a non-violent crime.


In addition to those killed after opening fire, 160 people were accused of refusing commands to drop a weapon. Another 157 were said to have pointed or levelled a gun or non-lethal gun at officers. Police alleged that 158 people killed had “charged”, advanced at or fought with officers. And while 79 people were killed after allegedly “reaching for their waistband” or grabbing for a weapon, 44 attacked officers, some with knives and blades. People across the world feel, that human right violations, racisit killings and gun culture is tarnishing the image of the country. 


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