There have been 146 mass shootings in the U.S. so far this year – more mass shootings than days, following the deadly attack Monday morning at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky.

In one of the most recent high-profile incidents, three nine-year-old students and three staff members were killed by a former student at an elementary school in Nashville, the capital of Tennessee, on March 27.

The deadliest shooting this year came on January 21 in Monterey Park, California, when a 72-year-old suspected gunman killed 11 people at a dance hall.

A total of 4,946 people have died so far this year from gun violence in the U.S. as of Monday, apart from over 6,600 suicides. Another 8,856 people have been injured.

The year 2023 witnessed the most mass shootings and mass shooting deaths at this time in the year in at least a decade.

At this time last year, the country experienced 130 mass shootings and 137 mass shootings in 2021.

Recurrent mass shootings have led to nationwide protests in support of stricter gun control laws.

Tennessee's GOP-controlled House voted overwhelmingly last week to expel two of the three members of the state legislature over their gun control protest, sparking outrage from Democrats both in the state and around the country, including President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama.

Congress passed a bipartisan law to expand gun background checks for young adults and encourage "red flag" laws after 21 students and teachers were killed at a Texas elementary school last year, but Democrats‘ calls for more sweeping measures—including a ban on assault weapons—have gone unheeded.

In response to the Louisville attack, Biden once again reiterated his wish that Congress pass legislation requiring safe storage of firearms, background checks for all gun sales and elimination of gun manufacturers' immunity from liability.