Iran Press/ America: One person was shot on the road in the United States every 17 hours in 2021, according to a new tally of road rage violence by the gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety.
Mass shootings are rampant in the United States, where guns are used in nearly 40,000 deaths a year, including suicides, according to the Gun Violence Archive website.
Lax gun laws and the right to bear arms have constantly thwarted attempts to clamp down the number of weapons in circulation.
US President Joe Biden says gun violence has turned into an "epidemic" in the country.
Twelve people were injured and three people have been detained following a shooting at a Columbia, South Carolina, mall on Saturday afternoon, police said.
The incident occurred on the premises of Columbiana Centre Mall, said Columbia Police Chief William H. "Skip" Holbrook. There were no fatalities reported from the shooting, he said, according to CNN.
Holbrook said three armed people were detained by police, although it is not clear how many people actually fired a weapon. Police believe the shooting was not a random attack, he added.
Of those injured, 10 received gunshot wounds, with eight who were transported for treatment and two who were self-transporting for care, according to Holbrook.
Nine of the 12 people who were injured in the shooting have been released from the hospital, according to medical provider Prisma Health.
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