[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

The mass public shooting is one where the gunman is shooting at just about anything he sees moving

But why does the word "public" belong in a phrase that defines mass shootings that are neither family nor gang shootings? Wouldn't "targeting random victims" be more accurate than "public?"

[Svartalfiar]

But why does the word "public" belong in a phrase that defines mass shootings that are neither family nor gang shootings? Wouldn't "targeting random victims" be more accurate than "public?"

It kind of would, but remember, this wording came out back when you didn;t have liberals twisting 1/3 of the vocabulary to mean something different. By 'mass public shooting', they mean a shooting that targets the public at large. A gunman who isn't aiming for anyone specific, but just whomever shows up on his radar.