FBI stats: "active shooter incidents" have risen

[DispositionMatrix]

http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/201...bi-releases-study-on-active-shooter-incidents

- Active shooter incidents are becoming more frequent—the first seven years of the study show an average of 6.4 incidents annually, while the last seven years show 16.4 incidents annually.

Prepare for unprecedented levels of use and misuse of the data.

 

[ToddDubya]

A. If 480 people were killed in 160 "Active Shooter" events, that means 1/3 of the "victims" were the bad guy himself, assuming the bad guy was deceased at the end of the event.

B. What's their definition of "Active Shooter"? Is it just when the police are called before the bad guy is dead, therefore still on his/her spree?

Oops:

These incidents resulted in a total of 1,043 casualties (486 killed, 557 wounded—excluding the shooters).

 

[hminsky]

So the media is all going to get hysterical about incidents that have literally less than a one in a million risk to an individual? Well, that's how we reacted to 'terrorism', and see what an excellent allocation of our resources the government did with that risk.

Meanwhile, the gangs continue to assassinate one other (and the anyone standing too close) continuously, with murder rates literally hundreds of times over the background rate in the civilized population, but nobody wants to talk about that problem.

 

[Erichkruger]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year

Why isn't the FBI focusing on the danger these things are?

 

[Chevy 2 65]

what percentage were legal gun owners? wait lets just punish everyone.

 

[ToddDubya]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year

Why isn't the FBI focusing on the danger these things are?

Because driving cars is protected in the Bill of Rights, duh.

 

[Golddiggie]

Any stats to show increased 'gun free zone' areas as they relate to the locations of these incidents?

 

[Blooglo]

The "active shooter" media template is so entrenched now that it can entice unbalanced people into acting. Lonely? Misunderstood? Did society hurt you and they owe you? Follow this easy path and we guarantee that your name will be on all our lips for at least a month! We will read your manifesto, study your Facebook, explore every aspect of your poor misunderstood life! As a bonus you will get mentioned by name by the President if you pick a firearm from our Approved List (no pump shotgun or bolt centerfire please). Finally you will be understood, and never forgotten! You will be important and relevant! Start planning now!

 

[Wrench75]

while the last seven years show 16.4 incidents annually.

OK so, Obama = increased gun violence.

Spin works both ways bitches!

 

[Bison]

486 killed with the 2A still intact. I will take that any day over the millions that will die if our government tries to disarm us and sinks entirely to socialism.

 

[Garys]

That's because the definition has been changed to boost the stats. Everything is an "Active Shooter" incident now, just as everything is an AK47 or AR15. Two guns are an arsenal, ten rounds is a "stockpile" of ammunition. The sky is falling, Antie Em, Auntie Em, Toto, it's a twister.

 

[Bill Katt]

Well then, WTF?!?!
Why don't they just ban active shooters?
Problem solved.

 

[Mike S]

Wondering, do the stats include college professors on campus with umbrellas?

 

[teaser452]

http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/201...bi-releases-study-on-active-shooter-incidents

Prepare for unprecedented levels of use and misuse of the data.

What are the stats on passive shooters. Or unconscious shooters? Or shooters who can't shoot straight. Or shooters who are just firing blanks. Enquiring minds want to know.

 

[teaser452]

486 killed with the 2A still intact. I will take that any day over the millions that will die if our government tries to disarm us and sinks entirely to socialism.

So, 468 killed with guns in America. How many killed in Syria with the guns we sent them? How many passed background checks? I'm guessing >468 and <0>

 

[teaser452]

People also need to be reminded that throughout all of history, including our own time, indeed, even more so in our own time, you are far more likely to be killed by your own government than by any other force. Active shooters, meh. It's the brown shirts that have me most worried, and they're armed to the teeth, courtesy of my tax dollars.

 

[cekim]

Autism effect here - diagnose everything as part of a "spectrum disorder" and diagnosis rates go through the roof.

 

[duarteus]

Autism effect here - diagnose everything as part of a "spectrum disorder" and diagnosis rates go through the roof.

That followed by bipolar..


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[MP-In-The-Wind]

..on World News last night they did a story about this subject...their FINAL line was "Most of the shooting was over by the time the police arrived...".

 

[DispositionMatrix]

NPR was onto this by yesterday afternoon.
http://www.npr.org/2014/09/24/35124...be-on-the-rise?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us
It was surprisingly devoid of civilian disarmament enthusiasm and mainly focused on the specifics of the study.

 

[Almostelmo]

NPR was onto this by yesterday afternoon.
http://www.npr.org/2014/09/24/351246900/fbi-study-finds-active-shooter-incidents-to-be-on-the-rise?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us
It was surprisingly devoid of civilian disarmament enthusiasm and mainly focused on the specifics of the study.

They're easing into it, I'm sure.