06-08-2022, 12:30 PM
(06-08-2022, 11:36 AM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Problem with this type of study is how do we show that someone who planned to open fire on a school was deterred because of an armed guard?
you really can't, so your study.. is a bit inconclusive.
That's not the topic of debate in this conversation. The conversation is about gun control measures and has nothing to do with what you're bringing up. So no, not inconclusive.
(06-08-2022, 11:36 AM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Is it true that more mass shooting occur in Gun Free Zones?
If so, wouldn't that be an indicator that having an armed person would in fact have a chance to make the shooter pick a different target vs having no protection at all??
No, that isn't true. If we use the definition of mass shooting that at least four people were shot in a single incident, we had 693 mass shootings last year, of which 31 were school shootings. 4%. The majority of mass shootings are not at all what we think of when we think of them.
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