To: marktwain
Thanks for the reply. I think the term “public mass shooting” injects confusion into the conversation. There is no guarantee that family or gang shootings will not occur in public. Furthermore, some violent crimes may have unknown or multiple motives.
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11/24/2018 5:09:02 PM PST by
ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
There is no guarantee that family or gang shootings will not occur in public.
Correct, but the main differentiator is the target. Family/gang shootings are primarily targeted at certain family members, or members of a rival gang. If you're not the target, you'll be an incidental casualty. The gunman won't be aiming for you. The mass public shooting is one where the gunman is shooting at just about anything he sees moving - being in the vicinity makes you a target. So your odds of getting shot at are much higher.
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