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2023-07-27 11:42:40 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 66E6ACC8D2BB9D4F58BF2EE1E2B7078DF424F3008F6E8B67B468A7A160DDA738
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There have not been 400 'mass shootings' in the United States in 2023. These articles use a standard definition that has been unchanged and applicable since 1982 https://www.statista.com/statistics/811487/number-of-mass-shootings-in-the-us/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/mass-shootings-mother-jones-full-data/ The question was also answered in 2015. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/12/no-there-were-not-355-mass-shootings-this-year/
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