U.S. mass killings surge as gun policy paralysis persists: Iranian media

TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States has set a grim record for mass killings in the first half of 2023, with 28 incidents and 140 victims, according to a report by Iran's Fars News Agency.

The report, published on Saturday, said the number marks the deadliest six months of mass killings recorded in the United States since 2006, adding 27 of the 28 incidents involved guns.

It points to the political paralysis surrounding gun policy in the United States, which has prevented the government from taking meaningful steps to address the problem.

The report comes as the United States is still reeling from the three mass shootings that killed 10 people and wounded nearly 40 others around U.S. Independence Day, which falls on July 4.

The United States remains one of the few developed countries where mass shootings are a regular occurrence.