Posted on 06/16/2017 10:07:02 AM PDT by ForYourChildren
In the wake of Wednesday's attack on Republican congressmen at a park in Alexandria, Virginia, a number of national media outlets have published activists' claim that there have been more than 150 mass shootings in the United States so far this year.
The Washington Post, Fortune, the Huffington Post, Bustle, and MSNBC all cited the figure in pieces related to the attack on the congressmen. The figure was calculated by the Gun Violence Archive which was founded as a non-profit in 2013 with the intention of building on work tracking gun violence started by the liberal political magazine Slate. By their count, there have been 154 mass shootings so far this year.
However, the Gun Violence Archive counts any shooting attack where four or more people are injured as a mass shooting. This is a looser standard than the FBI standard for mass murder which they describe as "a number of murders (four or more) occurring during the same incident, with no distinctive time period between the murders."
Only 8 of the 154 incidents the Gun Violence Archive meet the FBI standard for mass murder.
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So when you hear the msm create #FAKENEWS saying there have been 150 mass shootings, just remember, it is a lie.
The FBI says there were only 8.
I wonder what an honest account of the political makeup of murderers would be. I’m guessing >90% Rat.
What's more, every individual in this nation who has handled, gazed upon or even been in the same room with a firearm---will someday die.
EVERY one.
The difference between Mass Murder and Mass Shooting. FBI counts dead bodies - #FAKENEWS sites, activist wishes
“McAuliffe: ‘We Lose 93 Million Americans a Day to Gun Violence’”
http://freebeacon.com/issues/mcauliffe-lose-93-million-americans-a-day-gun-violence/
“Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D.) on Wednesday told reporters at a press conference that the United States loses “93 million Americans a day to gun violence.”’
This idiot said this number twice in his recent television interview, at the very beginning of the interview and near the end.
“McAuliffe: ‘We Lose 93 Million Americans a Day to Gun Violence’”
http://freebeacon.com/issues/mcauliffe-lose-93-million-americans-a-day-gun-violence/
“Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D.) on Wednesday told reporters at a press conference that the United States loses “93 million Americans a day to gun violence.”’
This idiot said this number twice in his recent television interview, at the very beginning of the interview and near the end.
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More than once have I heard President Trump speak well of this snake. He needs to be keeping a close eye on him.... he is a huge Democrat Loser!
What? That’s not true?
OMG, who to believe these days...
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Ask fr a list- when they make outrageous claims like that.
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