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Metric_Pacifist t1_iy9wjp3 wrote

Wow. I had no idea a bunch of them happen every month! From my perspective in the UK, we get news of them every now and then. Turns out the ones that hit our news are just the big ones.

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Enough_Librarian3720 t1_iyahjb4 wrote

Check the details. What constitutes a mass shooting is always what you think it’d be.

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Metric_Pacifist t1_iybzr18 wrote

Ah, the Guardian stretching definitions for outrage attention

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CoatLast t1_iyc2kyn wrote

They used the definition that the FBI use of 4 or more people shot. I think that is a pretty good definition.

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Loud-Candle-3692 t1_iybapis wrote

> Wow. I had no idea a bunch of them happen every month!

Most of them are gang violence. Not worth reporting by the main stream media.

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