News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on NRA bankruptcy lets critics peer into gun lobby’s inner workings. Parent comment

Re:NRA bankruptcy lets critics peer into gun lobby’s inner w... by tptacek on Sunday February 07, 2021 @07:01PM (#26059387)
We should be able to agree here, at least, that commonly cited counts of Parkland-style mass shootings are overstated, and that the prevalence of tactical rifles in those kinds of mass shootings are not.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:NRA bankruptcy lets critics peer into gun lobby’s inner w... by tengbretson on Sunday February 07, 2021 @08:20PM (#26059799)
Of the 28 mass shootings of 10 or more victims in the last 50 years, 14 of them list the use of a semi automatic rifle or carbine, so while I agree that changes the numbers a bit, I don't think 50% is as conclusive as you're letting on.

This is from wikipedia, so take it with a grain of salt if you'd like.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:NRA bankruptcy lets critics peer into gun lobby’s inner w... by tptacek on Sunday February 07, 2021 @08:26PM (#26059830)
The percentage goes up if you select more recent shootings (say, since 2000, inconveniently leaving Columbine behind), which makes sense, because semi-automatic rifles have become more prevalent since then. And 20 years is still a plenty long time ago.
[ Parent | on HN ]