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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)
Welcome to Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP), the Mass Shooting Prevention and Research Library (MSPRL), which includes, but is not limited to, the following exhaustively vetted data:
—Mass Shooting Statistics
—Curated collections (These are predominantly mass shooting incidents.)
Curated collections are constantly being amended, revised, and/or updated according to accessed, received, or submitted data; and current events.
To access curated collections (with the exception of the YouTube Video Collection) a valid library card is required.
—PDF Collection
Categorized WordPress database, which is a My SQL (or MariaDB) relational database management system.
—Audio Collection
Webpage format with optimized point and click HTML5 Audio Players.
—YouTube Video Collection
YouTube channel format.
—Infographics Collection
Webpage format.
—Links Collection
Webpage format with zebra striping.
—Wikipedia Links Collection
Table format. Versatile Pagination and Fully Searchable.
—Focal Point Mass Shootings Database
—Mass Shooting Prevention Solutions
—Mass Shooting Projects
User interactive.
—Mass Attacks
Mass Shooting Statistics
Data Current as of Monday, November 17, 2025, at 05:28:40.
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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 shootings 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: (This is often the case for the number of dead and/or injured.)
Old case in point: 60 Minutes Reports: Tragedy in Newtown (YouTube)
“Tonight, we know that all of that is wrong.”
Current case in point: 5 Dead, 4 Injured in ‘Active Shooter’ Incident at FSU, Law Enforcement Says (Online Link) (FSU is Florida State University)
Actual: 2 (-3) Dead — 6 (+2) Injured
Newest case in point: Active Shooter on Fort Stewart, 5 Dead. Reported to Me by Someone There. Time Now.
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Actual: 0 (-5) Dead — 0 (0) Injured
Granted, this is not a mainstream news outlet but nonetheless demonstrates the disgusting degree of misinformation that is spewed by social media.
The use of social media for news, particularly breaking news, should be avoided. Instead, use nationally recognized media outlets and/or trusted regional and local ones.
—Why isn’t the shooting Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, listed here? Learn why.
—Why isn’t the shooting Saturday, October 11, 2025, on Main Street in Leland, Mississippi, listed here? Learn why.
—Why isn’t the shooting Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Willie’s Bar and Grill in Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, listed here? Learn why.
Last mass shooting according to our adopted definition which is more than the average time between recent mass shootings:
Previous 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.
There are 10 major PDF categories as follows:
—Abbreviations/Acronyms Used in Articles/Documents/Records/Reports
A confusing array of abbreviations/acronyms are used.
—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 (MSA)
These are journal articles and other scholarly documents that pertain to specific mass shooting subjects.
—Mass Shooting Documents (MSD)
These are scholarly and other documents that pertain to specific mass shootings.
—Mass Shooting Records/Reports (MSR/R)
These are the official government records/reports that pertain to specific mass shootings.
—Shooting Documents (SD)
These are scholarly and other documents that pertain to specific shootings, not mass shootings.
—Shooting Records/Reports (SR/R)
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.
—Mass Attacks
Mass shootings, both nationally and internationally, may be making a slight evolvement to increased mass attacks.
There are 280 minor PDF categories.
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.
Total: (3,742)
Published: (3,713) | Hidden: (Fluctuating) | Unjoined: (29) | Pending/Scheduled: (3) | Challenged/Disputed/Questioned: (1)
Categories: Major (10) - Minor (280)
Data Current as of Monday, November 17, 2025, at 05:28:40.
PDF Total Counts
Detailed.
PDF Search Options
Our powerful Google clone PDF search capabilities will match documents with a single keyword or a complete title and everything in between.
Total: (313)
Categories: (5)
Data Current as of Monday, November 17, 2025, at 05:28:40.
Total: (42)
Categories: (11)
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Total: (88)
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Total: (344)
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Total: (137)
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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 Monday, November 17, 2025, at 05:28:40.
To view records in the Focal Point Mass Shootings Database a valid library card is required.
The Likely Preventable, Likely Debatable/Inconclusive, and Likely Unpreventable Mass Shootings:
Likely, particularly for newer mass shootings, is often a work in progress, and is very fluid pending new data received and/or unearthed and/or analysis and/or scholarly reflection.
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.
(Unembraced)
—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.
—Case Study – McDonald’s, San Ysidro, San Diego, California, Mass Shooting – July 18, 1984
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Selected Spotlight – Lessons to Be Learned:
—Arapahoe High School, Centennial, Colorado, Shooting – December 13, 2013
Mass Shooting Projects
—These are three (currently) highly interective mass shooting projects with a sole aim (no pun intended) of stopping mass shootings.
Opinion: A McDonald’s Restaurant and Robb Elementary School – 77 Minutes. Again!:
—A McDonald’s Restaurant and Robb Elementary School – 77 Minutes. Again!
Opinion: Deficient Perpetrators:
—Deficient Perpetrators
Opinion: Our Data(base) Versus Theirs:
—Our Data(base) Versus Theirs
News and Observations:
Some material is fact-based opinionated content derived mostly from the following non-fiction eBook:
—Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP): Hotels, Movie Theaters, Nightclubs, School Buses, Shopping Malls, Ski/Ride Resorts, and Summer Camps
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