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      On this same note, as an European it was insane for me to learn that school shootings like Sandy Hook, those are just the ones that go famous for some reason.

      But in reality hundreds more happen throughout the year that don’t go “viral” so they don’t get reported at all.

      Truly mind-boggling.

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        Not true. If a single child is shot, or even shot at, it’s national headline news. Caveat: That doesn’t apply to inner-city children shooting each other. We, uh, don’t talk about that.

        If you look at some stats a “school shooting” is any time a gun goes off on school property. I could go down to the elementary school and pop one off at midnight. School shooting.

        “Mass shootings” go this way as well. We all have an event in mind when that term comes up. There’s quite a gap when you look at lies, damned lies and statistics. :) You might note that Mother Jones and The Violence Project are anything by conservative sources.

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          Four victims is what it takes for a shooting to be considered a “mass shooting”.

          This is a ridiculous number, because it seems too low & too high at the same time.

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        We had to do active shooter training when I started my job at an US companyin Europe. That was weird.