First Baptist Church Bible Study 6/14/22

Several mass shootings last month showed the severity of gun violence in America, although mass shootings only account for a fraction of gun-related deaths across the country.

Last month, a gunman opened fire in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 Black people.Data gathered by the Gun Violence Archive sheds light on the harrowing impact of gun violence on America.Gun-related deaths have been on the rise in recent years. Excluding suicides, 20,923 people in the U.S. died in gun violence-related incidents last year, a huge increase compared to 19,515 in 2020, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

The Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol continued its public hearings on Monday morning with testimony that shed new light on how former President Trump deliberately sought to undermine the results of the 2020 election by spreading allegations of widespread voter fraud that he knew were false.