
10-03-2015, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by outlaw
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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James Alan Fox: Umpqua shooting - a tragedy, not a trend
Here is a link to his article. I would be more interested though in what the victims of these many shootings have to say.
This comes from another source but does probably include drug deals gone bad and the like-- Mass Shootings in 2015 - Mass Shooting Tracker
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