This was interesting. The K-12 School Shooting Database folks came out and said the quiet part out loud. They are often referenced and quoted by the big anti-gun orgs and recently came out and said, [paraphrasing], "The data points depend on who you ask and how you ask the question."
The crux:
According to their data, here is the breakdown for the past 25 years:
2,032 if you count all firearm related incidents in... or... in the vicinity of a school whether shots were fired or not.
1,143 if you count incidents where at least 1 person was shot.
59 if you count 4 or more where shot
8 if you count 4 or more where killed
Not that any of these incidents are acceptable and in some cases quite horrific, but.... the anti's would have us believe that 2,032 cases represents a pandemic of mass shootings... when in reality... only 1 event every three years actually qualifies under what most people consider when hearing the term, "mass shooting"(??)
Attempting to strip the 2A rights of 333 million citizens over isolated incidents that only occur once every three years or so though doesn't "pack a lot of punch", hu. I guess the 59 figure... 2 per year... would greatly bolster their case, but still. Over the entire expanse of the U.S. and considering the population, that's not really even statistically relevant.
Heck. Last year alone there were over 43,000 fatal car crashes where 1 or more individuals lost their lives. Over 25% (13,300) were DUI related... yet we certainly don't see any pushes to raise the driving/drinking age, implement greater restrictions, impose waiting periods on car purchases, require breathalyzer ignitions be installed on all new vehicles, see lawsuits against car mfg's for their advertising practices, social media censorship on car related content, or require BGC's for DL's to ensure drivers are law abiding, responsible and mentally stable persons, hu.
Let's not even consider that driving isn't even an inalienable and constitutionally protected right.
The crux:
According to their data, here is the breakdown for the past 25 years:
2,032 if you count all firearm related incidents in... or... in the vicinity of a school whether shots were fired or not.
1,143 if you count incidents where at least 1 person was shot.
59 if you count 4 or more where shot
8 if you count 4 or more where killed
Not that any of these incidents are acceptable and in some cases quite horrific, but.... the anti's would have us believe that 2,032 cases represents a pandemic of mass shootings... when in reality... only 1 event every three years actually qualifies under what most people consider when hearing the term, "mass shooting"(??)
Attempting to strip the 2A rights of 333 million citizens over isolated incidents that only occur once every three years or so though doesn't "pack a lot of punch", hu. I guess the 59 figure... 2 per year... would greatly bolster their case, but still. Over the entire expanse of the U.S. and considering the population, that's not really even statistically relevant.
Heck. Last year alone there were over 43,000 fatal car crashes where 1 or more individuals lost their lives. Over 25% (13,300) were DUI related... yet we certainly don't see any pushes to raise the driving/drinking age, implement greater restrictions, impose waiting periods on car purchases, require breathalyzer ignitions be installed on all new vehicles, see lawsuits against car mfg's for their advertising practices, social media censorship on car related content, or require BGC's for DL's to ensure drivers are law abiding, responsible and mentally stable persons, hu.
Let's not even consider that driving isn't even an inalienable and constitutionally protected right.
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