Posted on 02/22/2013 2:44:13 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
The US has seen 934 people killed in 146 mass shootings since 2006, a USA Today analysis of FBI records has found—a number that represents less than 1% of all gun-related homicides. Few of those shootings were the kind of Newtown-esque massacres you might be imagining, however. The paper was using the FBI's definition of a mass shooting, which is one in which four or more people were killed; in most cases, the gunmen knew their victims.
"Mass shootings … are the tragedies that capture the public's attention," says the director of the Mayors Against Illegal Gun Violence campaign, which reached similar results in its own research. "But every day, 33 Americans are being killed, mostly with handguns and distressingly often, by a family member or intimate partner." Still, mass shootings aren't exactly uncommon either, occurring roughly once every two weeks.
Simple solution: outlaw Chicago!
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2926391/posts
When The Music Stops... I’ve read other accounts of how CW II may begin. Yours is one of the finest and I often share it with others.
Thanks again.
How many of these took place at gun ranges? Without looking, I’ll say zero.
Dang, that thread had 593 replies! Man, that’s a lot! Thanks for the reminder to look at it.
“The US has seen 934 people killed in 146 mass shootings since 2006”
The US has seen 934 people killed in cars since a week and a half ago.
Nobody cares.
Time to ban showers and tubs.
chicago beats those numbers and its only one city (per year)
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