13 Must-Know Stats on Gun Violence and Public Shootings

Kyle Becker | On 22, Sep 2013http://www.ijreview.com/2013/09/80851-must-know-stats-gun-violence-public-shootings/

Mass Shooting Victims and Fatalities: No Clear Trend

Mass shooting numbers show huge deviations from year-to-year, which defy any definitive trend. 2012 saw an unusually steep uptick in victims and fatalities. [CLICK the arrows to navigate...]

Buzzfeed, Slate, Mother Jones and NPR, and all ran mass shootings articles this week in the wake of the Navy Yard shooting that killed 12, which was followed by the Nairobi mall attack that killed at least 39. As to be expected, the data in the critical articles are taken out of context and are being used to push the gun control agenda. According to Pew Research, only 12% of the public knows that gun crime is down and 56% (falsely) believe it is higher.
Human beings have agency and are able to decide if they use objects in their environments to commit acts of violence; but statists prefer to dismiss human action and blame objects and the environment for violence — in order to gain control of all three. SHARE to give people the big picture!