That means that incidents like this are mass shootings, but they never make the news:
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top bar leaves 17 wounded
Seventeen people were transported to DCH Regional Medical Center and five were admitted for their injuries, DCH spokesman Brad Fisher said at 9:10 a.m. Two are in the ICU, with one in critical condition and one in serious condition. Three others are in regular care and are listed in fair condition. Twelve victims have been treated and released.How long will it take before people realise that firearms are a problem in the US?
BTW, here are the latest verified GV stats:
Anybody keeping track of the mass shootings?
"That means that incidents like this are mass shootings, but they never make the news:"
ReplyDeleteStrange Laci, there were two separate postings on Mike's blog here. One of which you made several comments on. So it did seem to make the news when it happened. In fact, there was also a mass shooting in Canada mentioned in the same post. Both shootings seem to mention gang violence as a possible factor.
And is there some reason we're talking about events that happened two years ago?
http://mikeb302000.blogspot.com/2012/07/17-hurt-four-critical-in-alabama-bar.html
http://mikeb302000.blogspot.com/2012/07/update-on-alabama-bar-mass-shooting.html
Two year later, the families of the dead people are still bummed.
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