by Kevin Downey Jr at PJ Media
While the media has us focused on the “knife violence” miscreant in Utah and the circus clowns in D.C., “gun enthusiasts” have been blazing up our streets in 15 states and our nation’s capital.
Let’s take a look at the bumper crop of mass shootings we’ve had thus far in 2023.
DEFINITION-O-RAMA! I am going with the traditional definition of a mass shooting: four or more people shot — not including the shooter — in a fluid situation. Meaning, if a clown shoots three people in a Denny’s, takes a nap, watches an episode of “Forensic Files,” and then perforates four more at a Piggly Wiggly, this is not a mass shooting. I also did not count the two mass shootings that took place on New Year’s Eve before midnight, as those shootings belong to 2022.
We are starting the 2023 mass shooting “festival of lead” with a blast!
Shootings at a Glance
- The 22 mass shootings resulted in 31 people killed and 89 injured.
- The first mass shooting of the year took place on January 1 at a youth recreation center in Allentown, PA. Four young adults were shot at a basketball game.
- Florida has had the most mass shootings with three, two of which took place in Miami Gardens…