Mass Shootings are Accelerating in Frequency and Gravity since the AWB Expired
This is a repeat post for Greg who, in a recent comment, put his fingers in his ears, began stomping his feet and called us liars for suggesting such a thing.
Greg, did you conveniently miss the fact that Rachel's report was about the 12 worst mass shootings in history? These all had at least 12 dead.
Your links were about the every-day mass shootings in which at least 4 people are shot. If you talk about the worst incidents, like I am, you see a major increase in recent years.
Exceptions? I would hope mass murder is an exception, but as the figures show, sadly mass murder is not an exception, but now the norm. Any clues on how to stop this new trend in murder?
You're going to throw Rachel Maddow at me? I pass. Here's some evidence in response:
ReplyDeletehttp://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/18/nation/la-na-nn-mass-shootings-common-20121218
http://boston.com/community/blogs/crime_punishment/2012/08/no_increase_in_mass_shootings.html
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/us/us-mass-killings/
Cue the trolls to claim that these are biased, right-wing, gun nut sources...
Greg, did you conveniently miss the fact that Rachel's report was about the 12 worst mass shootings in history? These all had at least 12 dead.
DeleteYour links were about the every-day mass shootings in which at least 4 people are shot. If you talk about the worst incidents, like I am, you see a major increase in recent years.
That's because, as always, you focus on the exceptions, on the vivid events. You don't use logical analysis.
DeleteExceptions? I would hope mass murder is an exception, but as the figures show, sadly mass murder is not an exception, but now the norm. Any clues on how to stop this new trend in murder?
DeleteBut the point is that the data do not show a trend.
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