US News FacebookTwitter Flipboard WhatsAppEmailCopy Gun violence costs the United States $229 billion annually By Social Links for Marisa Schultz View Author Archive Get author RSS feed Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Back to Reading Published Sep. 18, 2019, 2:56 p.m. ET People hold up their phones during a prayer and candle vigil organized after a mass shooting. AFP/Getty Images 1 of 2 Law enforcement agencies respond to an active shooter at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. AFP/Getty Images 2 of 2 A makeshift memorial at the scene of the Walmart shooting in El Paso, Texas. AFP/Getty Images Share this article: FacebookTwitter Flipboard WhatsAppEmailCopy