For what it's worth, the FBI actually studies and compiles data on active shooter incidents. Unlike the loosely defined and often reported on "mass shooting" event (usually compiled by Brady, Mother Jones or similar), the FBI has a solid definition that includes shooter actively trying to kill people in a populated area. This is different from the "mass shooting" event that use +2 or +3 victims. The very big difference is that an "active shooting" event is much more likely to catch up a general member of the public whereas a "mass shooting" is often very specific domestic dispute or gang-type event where, assuming you're not involved in a fucked up family or gangs, you're extremely unlikely to be a party of.
Why does this matter? Well, the media uses "mass shooting" events in the same way they lump suicide numbers into total gun deaths--to produce fear. What are we afraid of? Being mass shot, of course. But, just like including suicides into the murder number, including gang and family violence in the "mass shooting" event number doesn't really tell you just how uncommonly the general public is exposed to "mass shooting" events--those where you might get mass shot. Sure, there's some spill over. But not what the media would have you believe.
I encourage those of you that have never looked at the FBI's research to do so. It's a quick skim with some pretty interesting graphics. Here's a link to the 2021 study: https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/act ... 2.pdf/view
Of note, in 2021, there were 61 "mass shooting" events with 103 fatalities. Rather different from the 200+ year to date the media and politicians are reporting. 2020 had 40 with 38 killed. Tragic. Yes. But not quite what it's being spun as.
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