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[shadowkat]

In another post, I was asked how bad the mass shootings in the US are...

So, here you go:

Map and Statistics of Mass Shootings in the US since 2013.

"So far in 2019, 179 people have been killed and 615 wounded in 161 mass shootings."

In 2018 --" 340 Incidents, Killed: 373 Wounded: 1347" (that was at the end of 2018.)

Note -- mass shootings are considered by the US Federal Government to involve a shooter indiscriminately or seemingly at random selecting four or more people to be shot and killed.

The news media only covers it if four or more die. Or more than 10 get injured. National news no longer mentions it unless it's far greater than that.

The sad thing is? I'm no longer shocked. Look at the link and check out each month...the Month of May maybe had a total of 11 days without a mass shooting incident. There's 31 days in the month of May.

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[shadowkat]

I keep hoping. My friend who is a media studies prof at the University of Arizona has been visiting gun shows and NRA conventions, doing tons of research, and is writing a book about how they've successfully manipulated their image and marketed it. I don't know how she does it. I despise them.