Friday, May 07, 2021

A Deep Dive into Mass Shooting Data

A Deep Dive into Mass Shooting Data

  • Sun’s Out Gun’s Out! Mass shootings are back in the headlines. If the current trend continues, this could be the bloodiest summer in decades

CNN wants us to think white supremacists and their cursed AR-15s are shooting up our restaurants, playgrounds, and nightclubs.  

Let’s grab a shovel and dig up the facts.

The U.S. saw a nearly 50% mega-jump in mass shootings last year over previous years:

  • 2017: 347 shootings
  • 2018: 336 shootings
  • 2019: 417 shootings
  • 2020: 610  shootings
  • 2021 looks to dwarf 2020. March of 2020 spawned 25 mass shootings whereas in March of this year we had a whopping 45. If the lefty media is correct, “angry Trump-lovin’ white men” have been busy beavers. 

WHAT IS A MASS SHOOTING   

For this article I’m using the same definition used by the Gun Violence Archive: four or more people shot, not including the shooter, in a fluid situation. This can include drive-by shootings, gunfights between gangs, or two or more shooters redecorating a bar. 

WHO SHOT WHOM...   

...FINAL SHOOTING STATS

30.5 black or likely black shootings (67.7%)

7.5 Hispanic or likely Hispanic shootings (16.6%)

2 white or likely white shootings (4.4%)

1 Muslim (2.2%)

4  too little info to make a call (8.8%)...Read all.

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