StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: mass shootings

A grand total of 10 American states ban "assault weapons" and another 3 have some restrictions. So that's 38 where there are NO restrictions ! . not my image ; fair use & public information

Four victims, at least ... to count as a "mass" shooting. . On that basis, 632 might become as much 684 by the end of December, if the weekly average is consistent. There were 39 incidents in the first 24 days of 2023. hmmm, the jump in 2019 - 2020 *might* be related to the stresses caused by covid regulations during the global pandemic, some affects of which are still present. . not my image : fair use & public education

I strongly suspect that some the steep climbs in the "more strict" thinkers came about because of the repeated mass shootings of young school children, specifically Sandy Hook in 2012 and Uvalde in 2022. Plus the Las Vegas massacre in 2017 when 60 died and over 410 were wounded in a 1,000 round spree. Compare to the UK reaction to the 1996 Dunblane massacre. It took to 2010 before the UK had another comparable event. [Hungerford was in 1987] . not my image : fair use & public education

Just shows how well regulated gun ownership is in the UK ! {the 1996 Dunblane & 2010 Cumbrian mass shooting events both affected how the UK population viewed firearms}. note - dates for the periods covered do not fully overlap, but data are still comparable. . not my image : fair use & public education

Disgustingly, I think that the massive 2013 increase in the "gun rights" lobbying expenditure was largely in response to the outrage expressed over the 26 victims in Sandy Hook school shooting / massacre on 12 Dec 2012. The outrage developed into a campaign for greater levels of gun control. The victims were 20 children between 6 & 7 years old plus six adults and the perpetrator's mother was also killed by him earlier. [ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting ]

updated - prev version was for 2020 - there has been an overall increase of almost 10 deaths per day ! How the gun-related deaths in USA are split between murders, suicides and 'other' ... . . Not my Image : Fair Use & public information

And there's more ... 24th May 2022, Uvalde, Texas ... 2 teachers, 19 students shot by one mass murderer. [which would become no.7 on that list] . Not my Image : Fair Use & public information

How the gun-related deaths in USA are split between murders, suicides and ... . . Not my Image : Fair Use & public information

NRA is the main "gun rights" group in America. . . Not my Image : Fair Use & public information

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What a good summary. Not my Image : Fair Use & public information

Suggested thought processes (by some Americans & others) when discussing "mass" shooting events. My preferred action would be a change in the gun laws, but that seems to be politically too much of a hot potato to be an outcome. Not my Image : Fair use & educational purposes [political comment]

Exactly right ! , . source : not known Not my Image : Fair Use & public information