> As of May 10, there have been four shootings in the United States in which four or more victims died this year, compared with 11 at the same juncture last year.
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> The truth is these events are exceedingly rare. Moreover, nearly half of all mass shootings take place in private dwellings
Presumably the reason the headline says zero, and the article says four, is that the distinction between public and private mass shootings. If there's some other reason for the confusing headline, I missed it in the article.
It's still great news, and I happen to agree with the author of this opinion piece that the media have overstated the severity of the problem. Obviously the ideal number is zero, but the anxiety around mass shootings is out of line with the actual magnitude of the risk in comparison to other risks we could be talking about instead.
karaterobot•8mo ago
> As of May 10, there have been four shootings in the United States in which four or more victims died this year, compared with 11 at the same juncture last year.
...
> The truth is these events are exceedingly rare. Moreover, nearly half of all mass shootings take place in private dwellings
Presumably the reason the headline says zero, and the article says four, is that the distinction between public and private mass shootings. If there's some other reason for the confusing headline, I missed it in the article.
It's still great news, and I happen to agree with the author of this opinion piece that the media have overstated the severity of the problem. Obviously the ideal number is zero, but the anxiety around mass shootings is out of line with the actual magnitude of the risk in comparison to other risks we could be talking about instead.