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Mass shootings toll exceeds 900 in past seven years

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More than 900 people died in mass shootings during the past seven years, and a majority of them were killed by people they knew, according to a USA TODAY analysis of gun-related slayings.

The 934 deaths account for less than 1% of all gun-related homicides, and nearly half involve a suspect slaying his or her family members, the detailed examination shows. USA TODAY combed through FBI records and news accounts to identify 146 mass shootings since 2006 that matched the FBI definition of mass shooting, where four or more people were killed.

A separate analysis of 56 mass shootings since 2009 provided to USA TODAY by a group of mayors promoting gun control reaches similar conclusions. More than half – 57% – of cases examined by Mayors Against Illegal Guns involved domestic violence. The group, co-founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is made up of more than 850 U.S. mayors
- .Mass shootings toll exceeds 900 in past seven years

I will give the article a thumbs up for saying that most gun crime is with pistols. It's not a bad article even if I don't agree with some of it.
 
More than 900 people died in mass shootings during the past seven years, and a majority of them were killed by people they knew, according to a USA TODAY analysis of gun-related slayings.

The 934 deaths account for less than 1% of all gun-related homicides, and nearly half involve a suspect slaying his or her family members, the detailed examination shows. USA TODAY combed through FBI records and news accounts to identify 146 mass shootings since 2006 that matched the FBI definition of mass shooting, where four or more people were killed.

A separate analysis of 56 mass shootings since 2009 provided to USA TODAY by a group of mayors promoting gun control reaches similar conclusions. More than half – 57% – of cases examined by Mayors Against Illegal Guns involved domestic violence. The group, co-founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is made up of more than 850 U.S. mayors
- .Mass shootings toll exceeds 900 in past seven years

I will give the article a thumbs up for saying that most gun crime is with pistols. It's not a bad article even if I don't agree with some of it.
The way the media and anti-2nd amendment tards act you would think these mass shootings would be in the millions.
 
See my signature line...
Since your study specifically picked SEVEN Years, multiple the number of violent crimes, rapes, murders avoided by 7 and the number of home invaders driven off also by 7.
What doesn't the media EVER report that? Why don't you give a damn? 7,000,000 violent assaults against people avoided and 3,500,000 home invaders driven off due to private gun ownership.
 
If they would be honest and address the actual causes of the majority of gun crime (minority's in bad area's) I would actually support it. They are however to busy blaming guns that look scary and are responsible for the least amount of gun crime by far.
 
The way the media and anti-2nd amendment tards act you would think these mass shootings would be in the millions.

facts tend to shoot holes into the anti gun arguments
 
facts tend to shoot holes into the anti gun arguments


I can't really say that I am surprised.They have to resort to lies and fear mongering to push their anti-2nd amendment agenda.All while pretending you are the one who is fear mongering for not trusting anti-2nd amendment politicians.
 
Any mass shooting is tragic.

Any shooting period is tragic, mass or not. It seems the more gun regulation crowed does not want to address the pistol/gang aspect. Which is 90% of our gun woes.
 
Any mass shooting is tragic.

Any death of an innocent person is tragic. The weapon used is irrelevant. It doesn't matter if that innocent person was shot,stabbed,ran over,beaten to death with a baseball bat,drowned or what ever.
 
More than half – 57% – of cases examined by Mayors Against Illegal Guns involved domestic violence.
Well that does it. Expect congress to start writing laws banning multiple residence. One citizen per domicile. It's the only way to be sure.
Any mass shooting is tragic.
Well...not if it's gang-on-gang shooting, as long as they leave the decent citizens alone.
 
Well...not if it's gang-on-gang shooting, as long as they leave the decent citizens alone.

Unfortunately gang banger's are not the best shots. It's the people caught in the middle that receive the worst from these idiots.
 
Any mass shooting is tragic.

true but it is compounded when those who have an agenda use the massacre to strip the rights of people who had no blame in the killing(s)
 
Then how does one deal with guns purchased by gangs.

I would rather deal with the gang members than "deal with guns" they purchased (almost always ILLEGALLY)
 
Then how does one deal with guns purchased by gangs.

You don't. You attack the root of the problem...

Instead of getting a task force together to register and/or ban assault weapons. Why don't they put together a task force to study the root cause of gang violence and how to address it in minority neighborhoods. Or is that much to complicated?
 
You don't. You attack the root of the problem...

Instead of getting a task force together to register and/or ban assault weapons. Why don't they put together a task force to study the root cause of gang violence and how to address it in minority neighborhoods. Or is that much to complicated?

Gang violence is a issue.mental illness is a issue. Every issue has to be considered, including that of guns.
 
Then how does one deal with guns purchased by gangs.

You arrest the gang members, ALL of them, as co-conspirators in any gang crime - many are felons, so ANY gun is their second (at least) felony. You enact and use three strikes laws to keep them off of the streets permanently. You prosecute all that harbor them or do not "snitch". You make the gangs fear the law, not the other way around. You make the public support the law. You legalize drugs, cutting off their primary income source. In case you have not yet figured it out, guns do not commit crime - they are only tools.
 
Gang violence is a issue.mental illness is a issue. Every issue has to be considered, including that of guns.

That's like saying that the wrench is responsible for skinned knuckles when working on an engine....Blaming the tool is just plain silly.
 
Gang violence is a issue.mental illness is a issue. Every issue has to be considered, including that of guns.

every possible harm one can do with guns is already banned

it is already illegal for anyone likely to misuse a gun to possess one

all we see right now are people whose agenda is disarming law abiding citizens using crime as an excuse to disarm others

and on this board-almost every single one of those with that agenda label or prove themselves to be far left
 
Gang violence is a issue.mental illness is a issue. Every issue has to be considered, including that of guns.

Mental illness is a small issue compared to gang violence where guns are concerned. Gang violence accounts for 80%+ of gun crime. So why are they focusing so much attention on mental illness? Only one person doing a mass shooting was able to buy a gun legally because the background check missed his mental background. The others were not gotten legally. So mental illness played only a small role, it would have made no difference.

Stop freaking wasting time on things that are mostly irrelevant to push a political agenda that promotes banning of weapons based on stupidity.
 
It is not the tool, but the access to said tool at issue

The access to drugs has not been stopped because there is a demand for it. They are illegal and have not been stopped or even slowed down. Why do you think stopping law abiding citizens from owning guns will help?
 
The access to drugs has not been stopped because there is a demand for it. They are illegal and have not been stopped or even slowed down. Why do you think stopping law abiding citizens from owning guns will help?

I am not arguing for stoping it, I am arguing for regulating it.
 
I am not arguing for stoping it, I am arguing for regulating it.

And I ask again, what will this accomplish? Criminals are ignoring the drug laws no matter how harsh. Please explain how regulating guns will make any difference to criminals? Since all you are doing is making legal gun owners outlaws.
 
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