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Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP)
Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP)
Mass Shooting Prevention and Research Library (MSPRL)
Data available on the Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP) website includes, but is not limited to, the following:
—Mass Shooting Statistics
—Curated Collections:
Curated collections are constantly being amended, revised, and/or updated according to accessed, received, or submitted data; and current events.
—Mass Shooting PDF Collection
—Mass Shooting Audio Collection
—Mass Shooting YouTube Video Collection
—Mass Shooting Infographics Collection
—Mass Shooting Links Collection
—Focal Point Mass Shootings Database
—Mass Shooting Prevention Solutions
Mass Shooting Statistics
Data Current as of Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 18:34:29.
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| Previous Mass Shootings | Mass Shootings by State – Alphabetical | Mass Shootings by State – Numerical | Perpetrator Characteristics |
—Trending: None. (Shootings that have just occurred and may subsequently be classified as a mass shooting will appear here.)
—Pending: None. (Inclusion of occurred mass shooting(s) pending authoritative source approval will appear here until approved.)
A trending/pending incident is a current event. Information may change rapidly as the incident progresses. Initial news reports may be unreliable, particularly for the number of dead and/or injured.
Last mass shooting according to our adopted definition which is significantly greater than the average time between recent mass shootings:
Mass Shooting PDF Collection
Many, if not most, of these PDFs contain factors, in some cases multiple factors, that led to the occurrence of mass shootings. Meaning they contain numerous lessons to be learned.
To view and/or download PDFs a paid membership is required.
There are 9 major PDF categories as follows:
—Abbreviations/Acronyms Used in Articles/Documents/Records/Reports (A confusing array of abbreviations/acronyms are used in articles/documents/records/reports.)
—Actions Against/Investigations of Law Enforcement Agencies/Officers (These reports pertain to actions against and investigations of law enforcement agencies.)
—Advisors/Consultants/Experts for Preventing Gun Violence and/or Protecting Gun Rights (As indicated.)
—Mass Shooting Articles (These are journal articles and other scholarly documents that pertain to specific mass shooting subjects.)
—Mass Shooting Documents (These are scholarly and other documents that pertain to specific mass shootings.)
—Mass Shooting Records/Reports (These are the official government records/reports that pertain to specific mass shootings.)
—Shooting Documents (These are scholarly and other documents that pertain to specific shootings, not mass shootings.)
—Shooting Records/Reports (These are official government records/reports that pertain to specific shootings, not mass shootings.)
—U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) (These are agency specific documents, forms, and publications.)
The 252 minor PDF categories are predominantly mass shooting documents and mass shooting records/reports.
PDF Total Counts
This is the total number of PDFs currently on our secure servers. These completely vetted and fully virus-free PDFs will open seamlessly on all your devices.
Our powerful PDF search capabilities will match documents with a single keyword or a complete title and everything in between.
Total: (3,466)
Published: (3,437) | Hidden: (Fluctuating) | Unjoined: (29) | Pending/Scheduled: (7) | Challenged/Disputed/Questioned: (2)
Categories: Major (9) - Minor (253)
Data Current as of Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 18:34:29.
Mass Shooting Audio Collection
Total: (313)
Categories: (5)
Data Current as of Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 18:34:29.
Mass Shooting YouTube Video Collection
Total: (42)
Categories: (11)
Data Current as of Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 18:34:29.
Mass Shooting Infographics Collection
Total: (88)
Categories: (35)
Data Current as of Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 18:34:29.
Mass Shooting Links Collection
Total: (320)
Categories: (32)
Data Current as of Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 18:34:29.
Focal Point Mass Shootings Database — Description
The Focal Point Mass Shootings Database is very fluid because it’s data is constantly being received, researched, and reviewed, so it may change without notice or notification.
However, data presented is current as of Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 18:34:29.
To view records in the Focal Point Mass Shootings Database a paid membership is required.
The Likely Preventable, Likely Debatable/Inconclusive, and Likely Unpreventable Mass Shootings:
Current mass shootings in the database: 41
▉ - Likely Preventable: 11 | ▉ - Likely Debatable/Inconclusive: 4 | ▉ - Likely Unpreventable: 26
Others? - Recent?
Mass Shootings Prevention Solutions
Source: Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP): Hotels, Movie Theaters, Nightclubs, School Buses, Shopping Malls, Ski/Ride Resorts, and Summer Camps.
Source material consists of 439 linked bibliography citations all of which have been fully vetted. Please report broken links.
Source material provides elaborate details and documentation pertaining to these mass shooting prevention solutions.
General Solutions:
—Enact New Federal Gun Control Laws – Four Common Sense Ones. (Numerous varied polls agree. One of the latest.)
—Federal Civilian Ground Marshal Program – Establish One. Article.
—Gun-Free Zones – Abolish Them. Contentious?
—Red Flag Laws – Enact a Federal One. Progress.
—Security Officers – Arm More of Them.
—Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 – Do It Again. Its Effectiveness.
Selected Venue Solutions:
The following are selected venue vulnerabilities that increase the risk of a mass shooting. When these venue vulnerabilities are addressed, corrected, or mitigated, the risk of a mass shooting decreases, in some cases substantially. Proven detailed methods and suggestions for addressing, correcting, or mitigating these venue vulnerabilities can be accessed in the source material.
Selected Venue Priority:
________ _______ are the softest of the soft of soft targets and crowded places (ST-CP). Explanations here:
—… Are the Softest of the Soft of Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP)
Selected Mass Shooting Case Study:
The following is a selected mass shooting case study complied by MEB MediaX that highlights serious preincident mistakes made, often blatant ones, that increased, often substantially, the risk of the mass shooting happening. Had these vulnerabilities been avoided; or addressed, corrected, or mitigated; the risk of the mass shooting occurring would have decreased, possibly substantially.
Viewer desecration is advised for the following PDF. It contains a very disturbing image.
—Case Study – McDonald’s, San Ysidro, San Diego, California, Mass Shooting – July 18, 1984
Selected Spotlight – Lessons to Be Learned:
—Arapahoe High School, Centennial, Colorado, Shooting – December 13, 2013
Opinion: A McDonald’s Restaurant and Robb Elementary School – 77 Minutes. Again!:
—A McDonald’s Restaurant and Robb Elementary School – 77 Minutes. Again!
Opinion: These are glaring examples of how we glorify mass shooting shooters which may lead to the onset of future mass shootings:
News and Observations:
—1,067 Dylann Roof Photos & High-Res Pictures
—2,666 Nikolas Cruz Photos & High-Res Pictures
—The “Don’t Name Them” effort needs to include don’t picture them. Just ignore them completely. Focus only on the victims.
“Mass Shooting Contagion” is real.
Some material is fact-based opinionated content derived mostly from Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP): Hotels, Movie Theaters, Nightclubs, School Buses, Shopping Malls, Ski/Ride Resorts, and Summer Camps
Please report questionable content.
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