2aguy
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The anti-gunners always lie....they lie about every aspect of the gun debate and refuse to tell even the smallest truth...
I find it very weird that they first use a count of mass shootings where four or more people are killed excluding the gunman, but then flip right back to the Gun Violence Archive nonsense.
Regardless, the fact remains that the Post states there have been that many mass shootings this year.
But is that true?
Mother Jones, which is anything but a pro-gun organization, also has a mass shooting database. They tend to define the term a bit more narrowly, excluding things like gang fights and multiple-victim shootings that stem from some other kind of criminal activity.
In other words, they count actual mass shootings as the vast majority of the population thinks of them.
Their database shows 11 such shootings in 2023, not 36. Further, they show 12 in 2022, suggesting that unless something happens in the next few weeks, mass shootings are actually down.
bearingarms.com
I find it very weird that they first use a count of mass shootings where four or more people are killed excluding the gunman, but then flip right back to the Gun Violence Archive nonsense.
Regardless, the fact remains that the Post states there have been that many mass shootings this year.
But is that true?
Mother Jones, which is anything but a pro-gun organization, also has a mass shooting database. They tend to define the term a bit more narrowly, excluding things like gang fights and multiple-victim shootings that stem from some other kind of criminal activity.
In other words, they count actual mass shootings as the vast majority of the population thinks of them.
Their database shows 11 such shootings in 2023, not 36. Further, they show 12 in 2022, suggesting that unless something happens in the next few weeks, mass shootings are actually down.
Mass Shootings Hit Highest Point Since 2006? Hardly
bearingarms.com
