When will we ever learn . . . .
credit where it is due - A Timeline of mass shootings in the US since Columbine, a Thing Progress piece by Aviva Shen. That piece is worth saving. Most of my information is from that article.
Here are the basics.
4/20/99 was Columbine, where the shooters killed 13 and wounded 21 before taking their own lives
Here are the rest. I refuse to dignify the shooters by mentioning their names.
7/29/99 Atlanta. Shooter killed 12 including his family, injured 13, then committed Atlanta
9/15/99 Rock concert in Ft Worth. 7 killed, 7 wounded. Suicide.
7/8/03 7 killed, 14 wounded in Meridian MS. Suicide.
3/12/05 Brookfield WI. 9 killed, 7 wounded. Suicide.
3/21/05 Red Lake MN 11 killed including 9 students at a high school, wounded 5. Suicide.
3/25/06 Seattle 7 dead, 2 injured.
10/2/06 Lancaster PA (Amish schoolhouse) 5 killed 6 wounded (all girls). Suicide
2/12/07 Salt Lake City 5 killed, 4 wounded.
4/16/07 Virginia Tech. 32 killed, 24 wounded. Suicide.
12/5/07 Omaha. 9 killed, 4 wounded. Suicide.
2/7/08 Kirkwood, MO. 6 killed, 2 wounded. Killed by police.
2/14/08 Northern Illinois University. 6 dead. 21 wounded. Suicide.
3/29/09 Carthage NC. 8 Dead. Convicted, life in prison.
4/3/09 Binghampton, NY. 13 dead, 4 wounded. Suicide.
11/3/09 Fort Hood. 13 killed 29 wounded. Shooter yet to be tried.
8/3/10 Manchester CT. 8 killed, 2 wounded. Suicide.
1/8/11 Tucson. 8 killed, 11 wounded. Life in prison
9/6/11 Carson City NV. 4 killed, 11 wounded. Suicide
10/14/11 Seal Beach CA. 8 killed, 1 wounded. Shooter awaiting trial.
4/2/12 Oakland CA. 7 killed. In custody awaiting trial
4/6/12 Tulsa. 3 killed, 2 wounded. Two shooters in custody awaiting trial.
5/29/12 Seattle. 5 killed. Suicide
7/20/12 Aurora CO. 12 killed, 58 wounded. In custody awaiting trial.
9/27/12 Minneapolis 5 killed, 3 wounded. Suicide.
12/11/12 Clackamas Center shopping center in OR. 2 killed. suicide.
12/14/12 Newton CT. 27 killed. Suicide.
For what it is worth, the Assault Weapons ban expired on Sept 13, 2004.
Between Columbine and then, there were 3 mass shootings killing 33, over a 5 year period.
Since then there have been 22 mass shooting, with a total not including the shooters of 213 dead in a bit more than 7 years.
Here are the basics.
4/20/99 was Columbine, where the shooters killed 13 and wounded 21 before taking their own lives
Here are the rest. I refuse to dignify the shooters by mentioning their names.
7/29/99 Atlanta. Shooter killed 12 including his family, injured 13, then committed Atlanta
9/15/99 Rock concert in Ft Worth. 7 killed, 7 wounded. Suicide.
7/8/03 7 killed, 14 wounded in Meridian MS. Suicide.
3/12/05 Brookfield WI. 9 killed, 7 wounded. Suicide.
3/21/05 Red Lake MN 11 killed including 9 students at a high school, wounded 5. Suicide.
3/25/06 Seattle 7 dead, 2 injured.
10/2/06 Lancaster PA (Amish schoolhouse) 5 killed 6 wounded (all girls). Suicide
2/12/07 Salt Lake City 5 killed, 4 wounded.
4/16/07 Virginia Tech. 32 killed, 24 wounded. Suicide.
12/5/07 Omaha. 9 killed, 4 wounded. Suicide.
2/7/08 Kirkwood, MO. 6 killed, 2 wounded. Killed by police.
2/14/08 Northern Illinois University. 6 dead. 21 wounded. Suicide.
3/29/09 Carthage NC. 8 Dead. Convicted, life in prison.
4/3/09 Binghampton, NY. 13 dead, 4 wounded. Suicide.
11/3/09 Fort Hood. 13 killed 29 wounded. Shooter yet to be tried.
8/3/10 Manchester CT. 8 killed, 2 wounded. Suicide.
1/8/11 Tucson. 8 killed, 11 wounded. Life in prison
9/6/11 Carson City NV. 4 killed, 11 wounded. Suicide
10/14/11 Seal Beach CA. 8 killed, 1 wounded. Shooter awaiting trial.
4/2/12 Oakland CA. 7 killed. In custody awaiting trial
4/6/12 Tulsa. 3 killed, 2 wounded. Two shooters in custody awaiting trial.
5/29/12 Seattle. 5 killed. Suicide
7/20/12 Aurora CO. 12 killed, 58 wounded. In custody awaiting trial.
9/27/12 Minneapolis 5 killed, 3 wounded. Suicide.
12/11/12 Clackamas Center shopping center in OR. 2 killed. suicide.
12/14/12 Newton CT. 27 killed. Suicide.
For what it is worth, the Assault Weapons ban expired on Sept 13, 2004.
Between Columbine and then, there were 3 mass shootings killing 33, over a 5 year period.
Since then there have been 22 mass shooting, with a total not including the shooters of 213 dead in a bit more than 7 years.
