Do a Google search for the term “mass shooting” and the resultsjust might surprise you.
In the U.S., there was approximately one mass shooting per dayin 2017. This year is off to a slightly quieter start, but not bymuch.
How a mass shooting or killing isidentified depends on the criteria used. While there is no single,broadly recognized definition of a mass shooting, following theshooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.,Congress defined “mass killings” as “three or more killings in asingle incident.”
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