Poll: how do you define "mass shooting"?

[bbbass]

It doesn't matter how you or I or anyone else define this term. What does matter is how the media defines it. The same is true for Arsenal and Assault Weapon and even "DB Cooper" - NONE of these things exists anywhere except in the narrow minds of the "If IT Bleeds, It Leads" crowd.

Agreed on all but the "it doesn't matter" part. That's because I'm so narcissistic as to actually place value on my own opinion. How the media defines it does not matter to me one whit. Media lies and distorts no matter what. But how the alphabet agencies and the profs doing the "studies" define it IMO is the critical point. That can actually be used to refute media.

 

[bbbass]

A mass shooting is where all the rounds in my magazine hit center mass.

 

[IronMonster]

Here is a joke I like to tell.... Is ignorance or apathy a greater sin?

I don't know and I don't care.....

 

[bbbass]

Broad term. How many constitutes a motorcycle club and when is it classified as a biker gang? Define collectible car. What's a slut?

I may not be able to tell the diff between a motorcycle club and a biker gang, but I know my ex-wife when I see her.

 

[bbbass]

Of course

You dog!!

 

[bbbass]

Here is a joke I like to tell.... Is ignorance or apathy a greater sin?

I don't know and I don't care.....

Can I use that?

 

[IronMonster]

Can I use that?

I didn't ask the guy I stole it from so I can't really give permission

 

[Colts4me]

I am gonna steal that too, folks need to laugh. Thanks for posting that.

 

[Koda]

Family of 4= mass murder whether by knife, club, fire, car "accident", gun, poison...

Vegas= more than 4 random victims, unknown to the shooter = mass shooting.
Then, If/when a political/social motive is proven it becomes an act of terrorism, same as if he planted bombs or crashed a helicopter into the crowd.

I agree the definitions are murky but I agree with Albin25's definition of mass shooting. I'll add that it seems like these shooters motives are to take out their anger on society as a whole (rather than a political motive or personal vendetta like murder). We need to be able to distinguish the different motives of the attack otherwise we'd have to say a military operation is a mass shooting...

maybe its like the Kleenex vs Tissue thing, all Kleenex's are tissues but not all tissues are Kleenex's. How about a band-aid, which is really just a bandage, but not all bandages are band-aids.

I actually think the definition of 'mass murder' is more difficult, what if the mass murderer only uses a gun? And what if his motive is only certain people he knows?


even Wikipedia is confused: Mass shooting - Wikipedia

 

[Pandaz3]

It is a Mass shooting if ..... I am shot ..... I need to lose weight!