Yeah, Eric, your point does not correlate vis-a-vi semi-auto firearms.
80% of school shootings were acquired from what family members had. They just happened to have AK47s/AR15s. If only a pistol was available, they use that ... and they did. Again, the majority of mass shootings were done with pistols. However, I do disagree with their definition of mass shootings. They prefer their basis of 4 or more people killed. My definition is more than one target whether the targets were hit or not. While this would increase the number of mass shootings, it would also bring the average number of people killed down. More people are wounded than killed and even more are missed.
A case of lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Op-Ed: We have studied every mass shooting since 1966. Here’s what we’ve learned about the shooters
Fourth, the shooters all had the means to carry out their plans. Once someone decides life is no longer worth living and that murdering others would be a proper revenge, only means and opportunity stand in the way of another mass shooting. Is an appropriate shooting site accessible? Can the would-be shooter obtain firearms? In 80% of school shootings, perpetrators got their weapons from family members, according to our data. Workplace shooters tended to use handguns they legally owned. Other public shooters were more likely to acquire them illegally.[/url]
Fourth, the shooters all had the means to carry out their plans. Once someone decides life is no longer worth living and that murdering others would be a proper revenge, only means and opportunity stand in the way of another mass shooting. Is an appropriate shooting site accessible? Can the would-be shooter obtain firearms? In 80% of school shootings, perpetrators got their weapons from family members, according to our data. Workplace shooters tended to use handguns they legally owned. Other public shooters were more likely to acquire them illegally.[/url]
A case of lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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