1) Mass shootings in "gun-free zones," by definition, are not likely to be stopped by a civilian with a firearm as civilians (i.e. victims) are disarmed by law.
2) The FBI states that there were 50 "active shooter incidents" in two years. Contrast that to the outrageously high numbers of "school shootings" and "mass shootings" routinely given by anti-gun groups based on arbitrary definitions created by a blogger and others to skew the numbers in favor of their argument to repeal the 2A.
It would be interesting to see how these data compare to the mass murder/mass killing numbers using the original definition (4 or more people killed, not counting the shooter) vs. the lowered threshold of the Obama 2013 definition (3 or more people killed, counting the shooter).
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2) The FBI states that there were 50 "active shooter incidents" in two years. Contrast that to the outrageously high numbers of "school shootings" and "mass shootings" routinely given by anti-gun groups based on arbitrary definitions created by a blogger and others to skew the numbers in favor of their argument to repeal the 2A.
- Of note, seven (7) "active shooter incidents" occurred in "education environments" in two years. Contrast that with the number of "school shootings" claimed by anti-gun groups over those two years.
It would be interesting to see how these data compare to the mass murder/mass killing numbers using the original definition (4 or more people killed, not counting the shooter) vs. the lowered threshold of the Obama 2013 definition (3 or more people killed, counting the shooter).
Key points from the the publication:
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The Article said:The FBI defines an active shooter as one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area. Implicit in this definition is the shooter’s use of one or more firearms. The active aspect of the definition inherently implies that both law enforcement personnel and citizens have the potential to affect the outcome of the event based upon their responses to the situation.
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The Article said:Excluded from this report are gang- and drug-related shootings and gun-related incidents that appeared not to have put other people in peril (e.g., the accidental discharge of a firearm in a bar).
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The Article said:Casualty numbers were dramatically higher due to three incidents: the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada; the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida; and the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
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The Article said:Armed and unarmed citizens engaged the shooter in 10 incidents. They safely and successfully ended the shootings in eight of those incidents. Their selfless actions likely saved many lives.
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