As far as the FBI definition vs. shooting tracker definition goes, the problem is actually with the media being lazy.
The FBI defines a mass killing as one with four or more fatalities. The media (and therefore the pro-murder gun nuts) mistakenly state this as being synonymous with mass shootings. They are not the same.
The shooting tracker actually takes the FBI's definition for mass killings and uses it to define mass shootings - any incident in which four people are shot. The only reason why someone would suggest using the FBI's numbers to track shootings rather than just killings is to obfuscate.
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