Canadians Avoiding US due to Gun Violence

Interesting article in the paper this morning. Depending on who is doing the reporting and how they determine mass shootings, from four different reporting groups the number of mass shootings in the US this year is a high of over 350, or a low of 4. The groups reporting high numbers count anything that results in 4 or more people injured or killed in one incident. If two gangs face off over a drug deal, have a shootout, and 4 gang members are shot, they consider that a mass shooting. If a family member goes off the deep end and shoots his wife, their two kids, and her brother, they add that as a mass shooting. When you take out gang violence, domestic violence, and other such incidence involving small numbers of people the total numbers drop dramatically. Incidents involving violence to multiple people in the general population in public settings is relatively rare. As usual, groups report numbers to support their own agenda. Certainly good to be careful and aware, but don't be paranoid about it.