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This is On Point. I'm Megna Chakra-Bardi.

On December 4, 2024,

Brian Thompson, CEO of the American Health Insurance Company United Healthcare,

was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan.

On June 14th of this year, the speaker of the

Minnesota House, Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever were fatally shot

in their home. On September 10th, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while

hosting an event on a Utah college campus. On September 24th, a gunman

shot at people at an immigration and customs enforcement facility in Dallas, Texas. One detainee

was killed and two others were critically wounded. So political violence is on the rise in the United

States and has been for some time.

But now, for the first time in more than 30 years, left-wing terrorist attacks outnumbered those from the right wing.

That's at least according to a new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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