Charles whitman guns dog8/2/2023 ![]() ![]() Consistency is not our strong point.Īctually, Bruce, it appears that a firefight erupted immediately at the club, but the gunman either had more firepower or better aim than the security personnel taking him on. While there are those who misuse rifles, and pressure cookers, and fertilizer, we are anxious to give up a basic constitutional right. While there are those who see indeterminate detention without trial as necessary for our safety, we are anxious to give up a basic constitutional right. While there are those who advocate the warrantless search and seizure of property for those who are members of potentially violent groups, we are loath to give up a basic constitutional right. While there are those who advocate that global warming “deniers” should be killed or thrown in jail and that “hate speech” should be banned, we are loath to give up a basic constitutional right. Logic would dictate that those people should be restricted from owning guns, but rights are rights and restricting one group is discrimination. Crime rates are highest among the poor and those who feel marginalized. It’s not the number of guns, it’s the owners. Certainly not all occurrences could have been prevented, but it’s hard to conceive that none of them could have been stopped by timely intervention.įinally, it has been pointed out that the most well-arm city in the most well-armed state in the most well-armed country is also one of the safest places in the U.S. However, in most cases, the perpetrators had exhibited behavior that was consistent with potential violence and it was ignored. That’s not to trivialize the deaths, but to put them in perspective. But regardless, these account for a highly publicized and emotional number of murders, but still a relatively small number. Also, if the graphs were split out as rates by race/religion you might see an interesting current trend. The graphs are interesting, but without reference to overall murders. The argument is that being armed in those situations is useless. It was noted that no one in Orlando who was killed or wounded was armed. In all cases, whether pistols or rifles, the weapons can be fired rapidly, but not with a single pull of the trigger. The concern seems to be with the cosmetics. Neither is the fact that these so-called assault style rifles are mechanically identical with standard. and primarily used for sport.īut data seems to be irrelevant in the public discourse. All this points to the irrational focus on a relatively small caliber weapon of which there are millions in the U.S. Pistols are by far the choice of gangs or individuals who commit the vast majority of murders. pistol can hold 27 rounds and fits under a shirt). Most are not done with “assault-style” weapons which are far less concealable and no more useful than an ordinary pistol with a large magazine (AR15 is. Still more than there should be, but 0.4% of all murders are the type that occurred in Orlando. In total, these account for 1% of the murders in the U.S. 16% a public (random) and the rest are of uncertain cause. ![]() According to USA Today, killings of family members and robberies account for about 2/3 of the total. Timothy McVeigh achieved his ends with fertilizer and truck fuel. There are always nuts with a cause or grievance who believe their course of action should be to kill others. Source: Mother Jones through June 15, Census via FRED for mid-month population. May and June 2016 population extrapolated using May and June 2015 growth rates. I plot below (normalized by population).įigure 3: 60 month moving average of mass shooting casualties, per million population deaths (dark red), wounded (pink). Updated, 6/17 7:45AM Pacific: Reader Jeff suggests a 5 year moving average. Source: Mother Jones through June 15, Census via FRED for mid-month population, identification of religion from various news sources, and author’s calculations. and author’s calculations.įigure 2: 12 month moving average of mass shooting casualties, per million population deaths attributed to non-Muslims (dark red), wounded (pink) deaths attributed to Muslims (dark blue), wounded (light blue). Here is the aggregate series (expressed per million population).įigure 1: 12 month moving average of mass shooting casualties, per million population deaths (dark red), wounded (pink). An upward trend indicates the incidence of casualties is rising. Here I update to include recent data, and to normalize by population. ![]() A previous post on mass shooting casualties has been widely circulated.
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