23rd mass shooting this year

[mysteryowl]

I heard on the radio someone has been counting.

New Zealand had one and they immediately outlawed automatic weapons and did a gun buy back.

America is so corrupt. Puke!

[mr_lebowski]

1. It's actually the 250th ... (nt)

[mysteryowl]

2. What?

Really? This year?

[mr_lebowski]

3. Per another DU poster's article, yup ... I believe by the standard of at least 4 dead w/o shooter

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212346137

[mysteryowl]

4. shocking!

[Make7]

5. The definitions people use for the terms 'Mass Shooting' and 'Mass Murder' can vary.

The 250 mass shootings this year figure comes from an organization that defines it as four or more victims shot in a single incident - not necessarily any fatalities.

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/

The number 23 probably is referring to mass murders where four or more victims are killed during a single crime.

The exact number of victims and the window of time are not consistent between all institutions tracking this data.

[mnhtnbb]

6. Two websites that track the information

https://www.massshootingtracker.org/data

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting