'No place is safe': What can be done to stop the country's gun violence: ANALYSIS
Every part of the public square has become the scene of an attack of mass violence. What we as a society have been doing is not working. We have more attacks, more deaths, more injuries and more trauma each year than the year prior. No place is safe. Every part of the public square has become the scene of an attack of mass violence. We are in the ninth year of a sharp uptick in domestic terrorist activity and mass attacks in public spaces. An average of 31 people were killed every year by terrorism from 2015-2021; before 2015, the average was three people a year. The latest National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin assesses the threat environment as dynamic, complex and high. Targets could include public gatherings, faith-based institutions, schools, racial and religious minorities, government facilities and personnel, U.S. critical infrastructure, the media and perceived ideological opponents. While we don’t have data yet for 2022, early indicators are that the trend is continuing and p...