National Were there 6 or 503 Mass Shootings in 2019 ?

[RicInOR]

2019 - most recently available data

Based on the narrowest definition considered by Smart and Schell—which requires four fatalities aside from the perpetrator and excludes armed robbery, gang violence, and domestic violence—there were six mass shootings in 2019. Based on the broadest definition—four people injured or killed, including the perpetrator—there were 503.

Americans Can't Agree About How Often Mass Shootings Occur, Let Alone the Right Policy Response

A new RAND analysis shows how difficult it is to answer basic questions about this rare variety of homicide.

reason.com

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[bbbass]

I'll stick with their definition. Makes more sense in today's world.

Also remove from consideration any blue city or state.

 

[CRBMoA]

 

[Sundance]

As my Stats teacher said to start the class - "there are lies, damn lies and statistics... Given any set of data, depending on how you interpret the data, you can argue for either side".
To prove his point, for midterm we were given a survey with 20 questions and the results from 1000 people, we were to create and arguement for or against the statement he presented. For the final, we had to use the same survey and data and agrue the opposite side we took on the midterm. It was a very enlightening class.

 

[titsonritz]

Nuke about 7 or 8 zip codes and the answer would present itself.

 

[Stomper]

Nuke about 7 or 8 zip codes and the answer would present itself.

Sad but true.... you could also accomplish the same thing with free packets Kool-Aid

 

[Xaevian]

Sad but true.... you could also accomplish the same thing with free packets Kool-Aid

Ghana tested, Jim Jones approved? "OHHHH, YEAAAAH!"

 

[Stomper]

Ghana tested, Jim Jones approved? "OHHHH, YEAAAAH!"

That's a good one too, but I was thinking just make a huge pile of free Kool-Aid packets in the middle of the street... maybe mention they're redeemable for some Air Jordan's (or whatever is cool today), then get out of the way and let nature take it's course.

 

[CRBMoA]

That's a good one too, but I was thinking just make a huge pile of free Kool-Aid packets in the middle of the street... maybe mention they're redeemable for some Air Jordan's (or whatever is cool today), then get out of the way and let nature take it's course.

Tell 'em it's a big bubblegum pile of vax and we can kill two birds with one stone!

 

[RicInOR]

Race and Mass Shootings