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Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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3. I don't think this is a representation of all mass shootings.

Reply to Marcus IM (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 07:21 PM

Feb 2024

Statistica is expensive.
Some sites presenting statistics exclude some events such as armed robbery, gang violence, or domestic violence. Others may have a higher threshold number of victims and may only count deaths.

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Mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and December 2023... [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2024 OP

How can those numbers be right? - out of a total of 149 reported mass shootings in the United States since 1982? eom Marcus IM Feb 2024 #1

I don't think this is a representation of all mass shootings. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2024 #3

I see the confusion, I think it's because... Fla_Democrat Feb 2024 #6

I'm in Broward County. The city I live in just installed gunshot detectors all over the place. Marcus IM Feb 2024 #7

Gun shot Rebl2 Feb 2024 #8

Yep. But they get to rack up some serious OT. Marcus IM Feb 2024 #9

Stay strapped, or get clapped. Fla_Democrat Feb 2024 #11

Well, Broward county, so... Fla_Democrat Feb 2024 #10

And in every case a gun was used. /nt bucolic_frolic Feb 2024 #2

And in every case TexasDem69 Feb 2024 #4

Can't have a shooting without one. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2024 #5

Yep, because if the perp used a knife, yagotme Feb 2024 #12