The White House press secretary makes a mistake and says that in the US, on average, 1 shot is fired a week after saying more than 1 a day

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a news briefing Monday that the U.S. has averaged more than one mass shooting per day since early 2023, before later saying the country is averaging one per week.

Leading Monday’s White House press briefing, Jean-Pierre told reporters that May 8 was the 128th day of 2023 and yesterday marked the 201st mass shooting of the year in the US.

“That means we have on average more than one a day, more than 200 mass shootings in 128 days,” she said, adding that more than 14,000 people died from gun violence this year. “This is a crisis. It’s a crisis Congressional Republicans don’t want to address. We’re talking about the number one child killer in America, and the Republicans in Congress say there’s nothing we can do about it.”

Mass shootings are taking place in schools, malls, churches, movie theaters, grocery stores, temples and other common areas, disrupting everyday life, the spokesman said.

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These public spaces are being attacked by “weapons of war” which, according to Jean-Pierre, “have no place on our streets”.

She then turned attention to Congress and said it must address the crisis.

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On Sunday, President Biden asked Congress to forward him legislation banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, ending immunity for manufacturers, requiring safekeeping of guns and enforcing universal background checks, Jean-Pierre said.

“It’s just common sense, and it’s what the American people, the majority of the American people, want when we have 200 mass shootings in less than 130 days, more than one a day. This is a crisis. Congress needs to do something about it now.”

A little later, however, Jean-Pierre said that the shootings were much less on average.

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“It’s frustrating, and I’m sure all of you are frustrated too, to keep talking about it,” Jean-Pierre told reporters. “…an average of one mass shooting per week? That is not OK.”

Previous figures presented by the press secretary were much more accurate, and what she later said during the press conference was likely a blip.

Still, Jean-Pierre said Biden took two dozen executive actions on gun legislation in two years, including the bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

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“This is a president who took action,” she said. “Where is the responsibility of Congress for this? Where is their responsibility for this? We need laws.”