Maybe filter out those where both sides are armed, or only count mass shootings when the aggressor went in expecting the victims to not be armed.
The way this is presented gives the impression crime rates, not just mass shootings are way up. Even though it doesn’t specifically say that it’s misleading.
Under my suggestion that would count as a mass shooting. Most malls have do not carry signs at the entrances, so the spree killer expects them to not be armed.
Maybe filter out those where both sides are armed, or only count mass shootings when the aggressor went in expecting the victims to not be armed.
The way this is presented gives the impression crime rates, not just mass shootings are way up. Even though it doesn’t specifically say that it’s misleading.
So a spree killer in a mall who is stopped by an armed person after killing 10 people shouldn’t count as a mass shooting?
Under my suggestion that would count as a mass shooting. Most malls have do not carry signs at the entrances, so the spree killer expects them to not be armed.