 Security:
"the process of protecting ourselves,
families and properties. Today's world has
become more and more a place where we must
be vigilante to our safety in our schools,
homes and businesses".
Mass Shootings:
Definition: From
Wikipedia "
There is a lack of consensus on how to define a mass
shooting. Most terms define a minimum of three or four victims of gun
violence (not including the shooter) in a short period
of time, although an Australian study from 2006 prescribed a minimum of
five; and added a requirement that the victims actually died as opposed
to being shot and injured but not necessarily killed.
In the United States, the Investigative Assistance
for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 defines mass killings as
three or more killings in a single incident, however the Act does not
define mass shootings. Media outlets such as CNN and some crime violence
research groups such as the Gun
Violence Archive define mass shootings as involving
"four or more shot (injured or killed) in a single incident, at the same
general time and location, not including the shooter". Sometimes
shootings involving three or more victims occur in non-public situations
such as when one member of a family shoots all the other members in the
family home. These killings are known as familicides and
are not included in mass shooting statistics.
The motive for mass shootings (which occur in public situations) is a
defining feature in that they are usually committed by deeply
disgruntled individuals seeking revenge or payback for failures in
school, career, romance and life in general. If
multiple people are shot in a robbery or killed in a terrorist attack,
these deaths are also not included under the definition of mass
shootings."
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