Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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6. It is unfortunate that the FBI has...

Reply to Decoy of Fenris (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 08:57 PM

Dec 2015

...chosen to use the term "mass" in connection with murders. The term, when use conventionally, means a great deal or an overwhelming number. For example, 'A fire started in the nightclub and there was a mass exodus shortly after the smoke appeared.'

The FBI has no "mass shooting" qualification or terminology to refer a shooting incident where multiple people are targeted and/or wounded. An event where 4 or more people are shot and killed would be described as a mass murder by the FBI.

The media has often developed an affinity for dangerous or ominous sounding terms.

I suppose it sells newspapers.

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A mass shooting a day? "Press Distorts with Inflated 'Mass Shooting' Statistics." [View all] Decoy of Fenris Dec 2015 OP

Thank you Kalidurga Dec 2015 #1

I won't disagree with you on the larger scale, but I wouldn't exactly call them "mass shootings." Decoy of Fenris Dec 2015 #2

whichever definition you use, you have to be consistent. krispos42 Dec 2015 #8

I agree Kalidurga Dec 2015 #9

There have been several with at least 4-6 Gman Dec 2015 #3

Several, yes, but far from 350. The point of this post was to address intellectual dishonesty. Decoy of Fenris Dec 2015 #5

This is what they are calling a "mass shooting" virginia mountainman Dec 2015 #4

It is unfortunate that the FBI has... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2015 #6

When this came about over the summer, I told my friend... krispos42 Dec 2015 #7

MSM is drawn to shell game data like some to Limburger cheese: Stinkier the better. Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #10

This sounds appropriate in GD, given the history of postings. Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #11

Feel free to crosspost it there if you'd like. Decoy of Fenris Dec 2015 #12

HA! Good luck. As a fellow bachelor said "someone's gotta do it." Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #13