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So I was trying to find actual stats on mass shootings and how many there have been in last 10 years. Wikipedia only seems to show over 10 fatalities. I don't think that is a good measure. Mother Jones which is a far left site actually has a very detailed database going back to 1982 it looks like it shows incidents with 3 or more fatalities.
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What I found interesting is the frequency. Here is the count since 2010 there is a clear jump in the last few years. I wont speculate as to why.

2010 - 1
2011- 3
2012 - 7
2013 - 5
2014 - 4
2015 - 7
2016 - 6
2017 - 11
2018 - 12
2019 - 7

Another interesting note was its not all just white guys and its not far off from the portion of population each race represents other than Asian committing way less than their percentage of current population in USA.
Here is race breakdown
Native American 2 = .031 % National Average = 1.3%
Other 4 = .063 % National Average =
Asian 4 = .063 % National Average = 5.8%
Not listed 5 =.079 % National Average =
Latino 8 = 12.6 % National Average = 18%
Black 11 = 17.4% National Average = 13%
White 30 = 47.6% National Average = 60%

One thing I am unclear on is why the Other and Not listed on the Mother Jones database. I know for example the Florida Night Club shooter who was middle eastern shows Other.

Anyway just trying to get some perspective on the whole mass shooting stats since this is going to be a hot topic for a while due to recent events.
 
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The info is subjective though, depends on the definition of mass shooting. Even Nan Whaley (R) claimed Dayton was the 250th mass shooting of 2019. I tend to go by the guidelines for the above numbers but the media is gonna run with Nan’s numbers.
 

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One thing I am unclear on is why the Other and Not listed on the Mother Jones database. I know for example the Florida Night Club shooter who was middle eastern shows Other.


It may depend on how old the stats are.

In the early eighties there were two different racial ID profiles used for reports.

One was called COINS.

C=Caucasian
O=Oriental
I=Indian
N=Negro
S=Samoan or Pacific Islander

and the other didn’t have an acronym

W=White
B=Black
I=Indian
H=Hispanic
O=Oriental
Other=You had to specify the race if it wasn’t in the list.

I have no idea what they are using now. The last report I did was in 2010.
 

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Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 20h20 hours ago
In the past 48hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings. On average, across any 48hrs, we also lose… 500 to Medical errors 300 to the Flu 250 to Suicide 200 to Car Accidents 40 to Homicide via Handgun Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data.


All that needs to be said for this. I hate it, but gun laws won't work. Just look at Chicago.
 

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According to the CDC, there are, on average, 88,000 alcohol related death every year, not counting the lives damaged by excessive drinking. We proved that prohibition will not work, we have given up on the idea of stopping marijuana usage, next will be another recreational drug or something else that we can't stop.

There needs to be a stat on poor choices and their effect.
 

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In the past 48hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings. On average, across any 48hrs, we also lose… 500 to Medical errors 300 to the Flu 250 to Suicide 200 to Car Accidents 40 to Homicide via Handgun Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data.


All that needs to be said for this. I hate it, but gun laws won't work. Just look at Chicago.






I agree it was very much ill-timed, but still the stats should not be ignored

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https://www.tmz.com/2019/08/04/neil-degrasse-tyson-mass-shooting-data-tweet/

Neil deGrasse Tyson Apologizes for Heartless Tweet 'I Got This One Wrong'

8/5/2019 6:15 AM PT

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https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/neil-degarasse-tyson-slammed-for-tweet-about-mass-shooting-data

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson slammed for tweet about mass shooting data

By Nick Givas | Fox News
 

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