04-29-2019, 11:52 AM
Here is an interesting essay on the issue of defining "mass shooting": https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy/analysis/supplementary/mass-shootings.html
It's an interesting topic and the ambiguity of the term has caused some problems. This is the conclusion from the essay:
It's an interesting topic and the ambiguity of the term has caused some problems. This is the conclusion from the essay:
Quote:While different choices about how to define a mass shooting and the period over which to calculate mass shooting trends have resulted in disagreement about whether the frequency of mass shootings has risen, there is clear evidence that the media’s use of the term mass shooting has increased significantly over recent decades (Roeder, 2016). Unfortunately, the ambiguity in how mass shootings are defined and counted may result in increased media coverage influencing public perception without better informing our understanding of the prevalence of mass shootings or their determinants, trends, social costs, or policy implications.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
