“Media Myth Debunked. AR-15’s Are Not Used Frequently In Mass Shootings
Every day we are seeing headlines in the news from mainstream outlets referencing the AR- 15 as it relates to mass shootings. We are seeing endless headlines like this titled “How the AR-15 became the mass shooter’s weapon of choice.” But is this even true?
The answer is No. And the claim is not even close. What is more surprising is that it was a well known left-leaning media outlet that debunked this claim quite easily. Following the tragic events that occurred in Parkland Florida, Mother Jones quietly published an article with a spreadsheet that contained extensive research into the past 96 mass shootings since 1982. The research was in the form of a simple spreadsheet that included weapon type, age of shooter, gender, place of occurrence and several other information packed cells within the spreadsheet.
According to the Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012, a mass shooting is defined today as an event where three or more people are either injured or killed by a firearm. As the information by Mother Jones outlines, semi-automatic rifles were only used in 25 of the previous 96 mass shootings. The AR-15 in particular, was only used in 6 of the past 96 mass shootings.”
By Vincent James
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