FYI. This in USA Today:
According to a careful analysis of data on mass shootings (using the widely accepted definition of at least four killed), the Congressional Research Service found that there are, on average, just over 20 incidents annually. More important, the increase in cases, if there was one at all, is negligible. Indeed, the only genuine increase is in hype and hysteria.
James Alan Fox is the Lipman Professor of Criminology, Law and Public Policy at Northeastern University
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