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cry baby

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9. Since 1982 there have been at least 71 mass shootings...

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 11:48 PM

Jul 2015

34 of those have been since 2006. There were 7 in 2012 alone.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/mass-shootings-map

I suppose we can all pick and choose statistics. Mass murder statistics should carry more weight in the discussion of mass murders.

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Another day, another shooting, this time in red state Louisiana.... [View all] rsexaminer Jul 2015 OP

Another day, another NRA enabled terrorist mass murdering people Warpy Jul 2015 #1

Gun murders are down 50% since 1993 Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #2

And almost nonexistent in sane countries. n/t moondust Jul 2015 #3

I am sure the victims and their familIes appreciate that statistic. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #4

That means nothing to the victims and their families. Renew Deal Jul 2015 #8

Since 1982 there have been at least 71 mass shootings... cry baby Jul 2015 #9

And mass murders? Warpy Jul 2015 #12

Compare us to countries we admire! Nt Logical Jul 2015 #13

No telling how low they'd be without our special brand of gun fanciers. Hoyt Jul 2015 #14

If there's no good guy with a gun in Louisiana, I don't know where NightWatcher Jul 2015 #5

It seems the theater is a gun free zone. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #16

Awful, just awful aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #6

In the smilies shenmue Jul 2015 #7

Thanks - there's a guy on CNN now saying he'd have brought a gun into the theatre aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #10

Sigh shenmue Jul 2015 #11

Grand Theater (site of shooting) S_B_Jackson Jul 2015 #15