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Leisher wrote: ↑Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:25 am "Mass shooting" in Sacramento.

I guess all shooting incidents are now "mass shootings".

In the United States, there are several different, but common, definitions of mass shootings. The Congressional Research Service defines mass shootings, as multiple, firearm, homicide incidents, involving 4 or more victims at one or more locations close to one another. The FBI definition is essentially the same. Often there is a distinction made between private and public mass shootings (e.g., a school, place of worship, or a business establishment). Mass shootings undertaken by foreign terrorists are not included, no matter how many people die or where the shooting occurs.

These formulations are certainly workable, but the threshold of 4 or more deaths is arbitrary. There are also important exclusions. For example, if 10 people are shot but only 2 dies, the incident is not a mass shooting. Homicides by other means also are not counted. If 5 people are purposely run down and killed by an individual driving motor vehicle, the deaths do not count because a firearm is not involved. There also are inclusions that can seem curious because the motives of perpetrators are not considered when defining a mass shooting.

Leisher wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 1:55 pm Place your bets on the Brooklyn subway shooting.

GORDON wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:15 pm A buck says it's because of racist white people.

Leisher wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 9:28 pm Latest mass shooting happens in Buffalo.

White 18 year old drives two hours to get to this store, shoots 13, kills 10, live streams it on Twitch, and it's apparently racial. He also chickened out of killing himself so hopefully we'll get a motive soon.

At least 14 students and one teacher were killed in a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott said.

The alleged shooter, an 18-year-old local Uvalde man, has died, Mr. Abbott said.

The gunman, a former student at Uvalde High School, reportedly shot his grandmother before going to Robb Elementary School, the governor said. The shooter abandoned his vehicle outside the elementary school, located around 80 miles west of San Antonio, and entered the school, carrying a handgun, according to Mr. Abbott.

Two responding law-enforcement officers were shot, but are expected to survive, he said.

GORDON wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 6:15 pm No mention of the race of the shooter.... so not white?