Since December 2015, there have 10 incidents that killed 10 or more people. That's more than there was in 30 years between 1982 and 2011. And five of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern American history have all happened in the last five years. (Nate Silver)

Since December 2015, there have 10 incidents that killed 10 or more people. That's more than there was in 30 years between 1982 and 2011. And five of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern American history have all happened in the last five years.

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