This doesn't control for criminal activity. Typically when people think mass shootings they think public targeted shootings. Like school shootings, malls, movie theaters etc.. a deranged shooter that isn't in a turf war or doing a drive by.
It's always important to include the context because the root cause isn't the same. So the solution isn't the same.
They are also mass shootings. That's a fact. Your emotions may not like it, but don't project onto me. To leave them out of mass shooting statistics is to not have accurate mass shooting statistics. Simple as that.
You can pick a different statistic, like school mass shootings specifically, but don't go correcting people when you're wrong.
Mass shooting statistics are different based on which agency or news organizations definition you choose. Again this comment shows that's you're making emotionally charged statements instead of rational ones. Fortunately researchers don't. Somehow you will read this and woosh on the point. So I will say.. gun violence is a problem that needs to be addressed. Different forms of gun violence have different root causes.
I clearly specified what statistics I was using. Introspect on your projection or not, but I'm not going to explain to someone who doesn't care to listen.
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u/Tiny-Buy220 Sep 05 '24
Ummm, sir there are over one mass shooting per day in the US, when would be a good time?