18 people dead and suspect at large after shootings in area of Lewiston, Maine, authorities say
18 people dead and suspect at large after shootings in area of Lewiston, Maine, authorities say
Authorities in Maine are investigating two active shooter events and a suspect remains at large, the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office said
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Felt like it had been a while since I read about a mass shooting in the USA.
Just because they don't report shootings under ten kills anymore does not mean they don't happen. But mass shootings, i.e. incidents where four or more people are killed) are still daily occurances in the US.
That definition is so ridiculous. Shoot 100 without killing a single one? That wasn't a mass shooting.
I would say that's a mass shooting, just not a mass killing
Yeah, but for media and the US government it isn't 🤷
It also doesn't happen. Because guns are so good at killing so easily. They should all be banned.
Now that would be newsworthy for being the most inept American gun owner.
Just because they don’t report shootings under ten kills anymore does not mean they don’t happen.
I never said or implied otherwise?
The last one was August 26th according to this wikipedia list, which is 60 days ago. But there were 2 in August 3 days apart, so... I guess it has been a while by comparison.
But only if you don't look at this other list on Wikipedia. This list has only 1 of a chosen set of sources who referred to it as a mass killing, the other lists mass killings where 2+ of their sources called it a mass killing. I wonder how long the 3+ sources list will be before it gets it own fork.
I remember a time when each would be the center of news for at least a week.
Last one was yesterday
Yep. I got real suspicious when the first list said August, which is when I noticed it said that I should also look at the "more comprehensive" list. I opened that up and thought "yeah, yesterday, that sounds about right".
We only hear about the big ones these days.
Yeah it's been like a month at least.
Not even close