Figured more than a few of us have had this stat thrown in our faces.
Here is the research I have pulled together.
Here is a breakdown of what is classified as "school shootings"
2 were suicides where the only person harmed was the one who took their own life. One of these was a PTSD suffering service member in a parking lot, the other a 14 year old boy in a bathroom.
One was a window on a bus struck by a pellet gun. Not even a firearm.
One was a bullet which passed through an office window at a school. No one injured.
One was a bullet which hit the outside of a college building. No one injured.
One was at a firearm training course at a college. The student picked up an actual firearm, not the training one, and shot the wall. No one was injured.
One was a drive by shooting into a dorm building. No one was injured.
One was a college student shot after a Greek life event. He died.
One was a drive by at a charter high school. One was injured, but by the panicking students, not gunfire.
One was a single student shot in the cafeteria by another student. - expected to survive
The final one was the Kentucky tragedy.
One is too many, but let's not let folks play fast and loose with the facts.
These are the 11 school shootings that happened in the first 23 days of 2018
Here is the research I have pulled together.
Here is a breakdown of what is classified as "school shootings"
2 were suicides where the only person harmed was the one who took their own life. One of these was a PTSD suffering service member in a parking lot, the other a 14 year old boy in a bathroom.
One was a window on a bus struck by a pellet gun. Not even a firearm.
One was a bullet which passed through an office window at a school. No one injured.
One was a bullet which hit the outside of a college building. No one injured.
One was at a firearm training course at a college. The student picked up an actual firearm, not the training one, and shot the wall. No one was injured.
One was a drive by shooting into a dorm building. No one was injured.
One was a college student shot after a Greek life event. He died.
One was a drive by at a charter high school. One was injured, but by the panicking students, not gunfire.
One was a single student shot in the cafeteria by another student. - expected to survive
The final one was the Kentucky tragedy.
One is too many, but let's not let folks play fast and loose with the facts.
These are the 11 school shootings that happened in the first 23 days of 2018