Quote:
Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
What kind of mass shootings? Definitions vary dramatically.
The study cited in the NYT article defines a mass shooting as “multiple homicide incident in which four or more victims are murdered with firearms — not including the offender(s) — within one event, and at least some of the murders occurred in a public location or locations in close geographical proximity (e.g., a workplace, school, restaurant, or other public settings), and the murders are not attributable to any other underlying criminal activity or commonplace circumstance (armed robbery, criminal competition, insurance fraud, argument, or romantic triangle).”
https://projects.voanews.com/mass-shootings/
That’s also how the FBI defines a mass shooting. And it matches what most of us think of when we hear the term - a deranged gunman blowing away strangers in a public place.
Call those Type A mass shootings. |
Wait a minute. No offense to you since you're quoting something/someone else, but you need the people to die to consider it a mass shooting? You could shoot 50 people, none die, so it's not a mass shooting? What would you call it?
I think most people would consider 4 or more people killed a mass murder, or mass killing. 4 or more people shot, regardless if they die or not a mass shooting.
If you're only considering people that die a mass shooting that is extremely misleading, to put it mildly.