Some gun-related cases since January

Sept 17: A couple and their two young children are fatally shot in their Romeoville, Illinois, home.

Aug 24: Five members of a family are found dead at their home in Lake Township, Ohio, by police officers.

July 4: Multiple people are believed to have exchanged gunfire at an Independence Day party in Shreveport, Louisiana, killing four.

June 15: A 48-year-old man is thought to be responsible for killing himself and five others in Sequatchie, Tennessee.

May 6: A man shoots dead eight people at a shopping center in Texas.

April 30: Four people are found fatally shot in a Mojave Desert community in California.

March 27: A 28-year-old fatally shoots three children and three adults at a school in Nashville, Tennessee.

Feb 17: A 52-year-old man kills six people in Arkabutla, Mississippi.

Jan 21: A 72-year-old man opens fire on a crowd, killing 11 people in Monterey Park, California.

Agencies Via Xinhua