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Mass Shootings in the United States

Mass Shootings in the United States

Gail McCallion
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This report focuses on mass shootings and selected implications they have for federal policy in
the areas of public health and safety. While such crimes most directly impact particular citizens in
very specific communities, addressing these violent episodes involves officials at all levels of
government and professionals from numerous disciplines.
Defining Public Mass Shooting
Policy makers may confront numerous questions about shootings such as the December 2012
incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, that claimed 27 lives . Foremost, what are the parameters of this threat? How should it be defined?
There is no broadly agreed-to, specific conceptualization of this issue, so this report uses its own
definition for public mass shootings. These are incidents occurring in relatively public places,
involving four or more deaths—not including the shooter—and gunmen who select victims
somewhat indiscriminately. The violence in these cases is not a means to an end—the gunmen do
not pursue criminal profit or kill in the name of terrorist ideologies, for example.
One Measure of the Death Toll Exacted by Public Mass Shootings. Applying this understanding
of the issue, the Congressional Research Service has identified 78 public mass shootings
that have occurred in the United States since 1983. This suggests the scale of this threat and is
intended as a thorough review of the phenomenon but should not be characterized as exhaustive
or definitive. According to CRS estimates, over the last three decades public mass shootings have
claimed 547 lives and led to an additional 472 injured victims. Significantly, while tragic and
shocking, public mass shootings account for few of the murders or non-negligent homicides
related to firearms that occur annually in the United States.
Language
English
Pages
64
Format
Kindle Edition

Mass Shootings in the United States

Gail McCallion
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
This report focuses on mass shootings and selected implications they have for federal policy in
the areas of public health and safety. While such crimes most directly impact particular citizens in
very specific communities, addressing these violent episodes involves officials at all levels of
government and professionals from numerous disciplines.
Defining Public Mass Shooting
Policy makers may confront numerous questions about shootings such as the December 2012
incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, that claimed 27 lives . Foremost, what are the parameters of this threat? How should it be defined?
There is no broadly agreed-to, specific conceptualization of this issue, so this report uses its own
definition for public mass shootings. These are incidents occurring in relatively public places,
involving four or more deaths—not including the shooter—and gunmen who select victims
somewhat indiscriminately. The violence in these cases is not a means to an end—the gunmen do
not pursue criminal profit or kill in the name of terrorist ideologies, for example.
One Measure of the Death Toll Exacted by Public Mass Shootings. Applying this understanding
of the issue, the Congressional Research Service has identified 78 public mass shootings
that have occurred in the United States since 1983. This suggests the scale of this threat and is
intended as a thorough review of the phenomenon but should not be characterized as exhaustive
or definitive. According to CRS estimates, over the last three decades public mass shootings have
claimed 547 lives and led to an additional 472 injured victims. Significantly, while tragic and
shocking, public mass shootings account for few of the murders or non-negligent homicides
related to firearms that occur annually in the United States.
Language
English
Pages
64
Format
Kindle Edition

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