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2023-07-26 23:00:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 049E9E249CF132BD220934A2301413303C9F83D5CC0D861A6488BB5A903CCA42
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Author and media now define mass shootings as 4+ victims. This expanded definition inflates the number of shootings in order to evoke emotional reaction. The majority of the 400 shootings is related to gang violence, not random attacks on schools or general population. https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy/analysis/essays/mass-shootings.html https://nmvvrc.org/learn/about-mass-violence/
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