The number of mass killings in America hit a record high this year, with more than one happening for every day of 2019.
The US saw 415 mass shootings up until December 29, according to the Gun Violence Archive which compiles data from incidents across the country.
That compares with 337 last year; 346 in 2017; 382 in 2016; 335 in 2015 and 269 in 2014, the first year the GVA kept records.
A mass shooting is considered to be any in which at least four people are shot.
In total 39,052 people died from gun related violence in the US year, though that includes suicides, police shootings and accidental deaths.
It's the rough equivalent of the entire population of Salisbury and 208 of the victims were children aged 11 or under.
It comes after two people were killed by a gunman in a church in Texas yesterday, with the gunman himself being killed by a gun toting parishioner defending the congregation.
Despite the spike in mass shootings and periodic outrage, there has been little progress on tougher gun control measures in the US.
Donald Trump previously pledged to introduce reforms after the brutal attacks in Dayton and El Paso in August, although he backed down after speaking to the gun lobbyist organisation the National Rifle Association.
The three worst US shootings of 2019
El Paso
A gunman shot dead 22 people and injured 24 others in a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, in August.
Patrick Crusius, who was arrested after the massacre, was reportedly a member of the far-right and targeted Hispanic Americans in the shooting.
The rampage happened in a Walmart shop, leading the chain to stop the sale of some assault rifles in its stores.
Crusius has pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges and is due to stand trial.
Virginia Beach
A shooter killed 12 people and hurt five at a local government building in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in May.
DeWayne Craddock opened fire on people on all three floors of the building, before being killed in a police shootout.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said more needed to be done to stop mass shootings in the aftermath of the tragedy.
Dayton
Connor Stephen Betts opened fire on a crowd of people near a bar in Dayton, Ohio, in August, killing nine and injuring 27.
He used a shortened AR-15 assault rifle and a 100-round drum magazine in the attack, which took place less than a day after the El Paso rampage.
Police gunned down the 24-year-old within 32 seconds of the first shots being fired.
An investigation revealed that the gunman had an interest in mass shootings.
