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| FBI undercounts number of times armed citizens have thwarted active shooting incidents: report |
| 2022-10-09 |
| [FoxNews] A new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) argues that the FBI's data contains "massive errors" when tracking active shooting incidents, undercounting how often armed citizens have thwarted active-shooting situations over the last eight years. "Although collecting such data is fraught with challenges, some see a pattern of distortion in the FBI numbers because the errors almost exclusively go one way, minimizing the life-saving actions of armed citizens," the report, which was provided to Fox News Digital this week by Crime Prevention Research Center founder and president John Lott, states. Data released by the nonprofit shows that 34.4% of active shootings were thwarted by armed citizens between 2014 and 2021. However, FBI data show only 4.4% of active shootings were thwarted by armed citizens during that time period. All in, 360 active shooter incidents were identified by CPRC between 2014 and 2021, with 124 stopped by armed citizens. The FBI identified 252 active shooter incidents during the same time period, with only 11 thwarted by armed citizens. A new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) argues that the FBI's data contains "massive errors" when tracking active shooting incidents, undercounting how often armed citizens have thwarted active-shooting situations over the last eight years. "Although collecting such data is fraught with challenges, some see a pattern of distortion in the FBI numbers because the errors almost exclusively go one way, minimizing the life-saving actions of armed citizens," the report, which was provided to Fox News Digital this week by Crime Prevention Research Center founder and president John Lott, states. Data released by the nonprofit shows that 34.4% of active shootings were thwarted by armed citizens between 2014 and 2021. However, FBI data show only 4.4% of active shootings were thwarted by armed citizens during that time period. All in, 360 active shooter incidents were identified by CPRC between 2014 and 2021, with 124 stopped by armed citizens. The FBI identified 252 active shooter incidents during the same time period, with only 11 thwarted by armed citizens. "Whether deliberately through bias or just incompetence, the FBI database of active shooters cannot be trusted," Gary Mauser, an emeritus professor at Simon Fraser University in Canada, argues in the report. The FBI defines an active shooter as "one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area." The definition does not include crimes related to criminal activities such as robberies or gang wars. The report points to two variables that have caused the discrepancies between the FBI data and the group’s research: misclassified shootings and overlooked incidents. The research argues that the FBI misclassified at least five cases, including two cases where citizens with valid firearm licenses thwarted a shooting, but the citizens were not listed in the report because police ultimately apprehended the suspects. The other three misidentified cases include one where "the FBI simply failed to mention citizen engagement at all," and two others that categorized armed civilians as armed security members. The discrepancies also are reflected in the FBI apparent oversight in not including 25 cases that likely would have been mass shootings and thwarted by armed citizens, according to the report. That is in addition to another 83 active shooting incidents that were not detailed in FBI data. Between 2014 and 2021, there were 204 active shooting incidents carried out in areas that allowed people to carry firearms, according to the data. Out of the 204 cases, 104 of them were thwarted by an armed citizen, meaning 51% of attacks were thwarted by people legally carrying concealed handguns, according to the report. "When I was at the Department of Justice, they just refused to go and look at this. And that is whether the active shooting event occurred in a place where guns are banned. And the reason why that's important is that if you have a place where guns are banned, it's very likely that the law-abiding civilian is going to obey the rules that are there, and you can’t expect them to stop these types of attacks," Lott told Fox News Digital. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 Data released by the nonprofit shows that 34.4% of active shootings were thwarted by armed citizens FBI data show only 4.4% of active shootings were thwarted 34.4 to 4.4? That's a typo. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-10-09 15:18 |
| #3 The 8 years of community organizing by the Magic Kenyan included extensive salting of the mid-level and even entry level civil service. Accerlerated selection and promotion have produced massive and widespread power centers of career, vested minions. Despite the efforts during the besieged Trump Presidency, that infestation continued, and now flourishes under the Puppet Show. Every major aspect of the key federal agencies in DC has become suspect of political manipulation with partial truth, misinterpretation of regulatory structures and authorities and increasingly, outright falsehoods. These Augean Stables will take a decade to flush, even with Herculean efforts, because at every turn they will scream bias in every "...ism" form known to man and even some mammals! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-10-09 13:00 |
| #2 That's not sarc, B. Also, I'm sure FBI has very accurate records. They just cook the books for us rubes just for the reasons you list. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2022-10-09 10:57 |
| #1 Non-Federal employee 'citizens' are inherently racist and stupid. They are reluctant to accept government solutions and frequently follow MAGA and pro-life themes. They cannot be trusted with firearms or petroleum powered combustion engines. [sarc off] |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-10-09 06:37 |