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This incredible map shows how many mass shootings there have been in America in 2015

Published 17:54 3 Oct 2015 BST

Updated 18:25 3 Oct 2015 BST

Colm Boohig
This incredible map shows how many mass shootings there have been in America in 2015

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Frightening stuff.

This week saw yet another mass shootout in America, this time in Oregon. According to independent.co.uk, British mapping company Esri UK have responded by illustrating the sheer scale of gun violence which has occurred throughout America in 2015. The criteria is that four or more individuals had to be either wounded or killed in a shootout in order to make the map, and the results are staggering. American mass shootings It shows that there has been a shootout for every single week of the year so far in America, reaching 264 in total. Meanwhile, President Obama has pleaded for gun control reform in a deeply emotional speech following the tragedy. https://youtu.be/6wHrpspY9xI Clip via PBS NewsHour

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This incredible map shows how many mass shootings there have been in America in 2015