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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) – Mass Shooting Prevention and Research Library (MSPRL) 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.
—To access curated collections (with the exception of the Mass Shooting YouTube Video Collection) a paid membership is required.
—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 Friday, May 9, 2025, at 00:19:03.
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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.
Old case in point: 60 Minutes Reports: Tragedy in Newtown
Current case in point: 5 Dead, 4 Injured in ‘Active Shooter’ Incident at FSU, Law Enforcement Says
Why isn’t the shooting Sunday, May 4, 2025, at El Camaron Gigante Mariscos & Steakhouse in Glendale, Arizona, listed here? Learn why.
Why isn’t the shooting Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee, Florida, listed here? Learn why.
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.
There are 9 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 (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 articles, mass shooting documents (MSD), and mass shooting records/reports (MSR/R).
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: (3,502)
Published: (3,473) | Hidden: (Fluctuating) | Unjoined: (29) | Pending/Scheduled: (3) | Challenged/Disputed/Questioned: (0)
Categories: Major (9) - Minor (253)
Data Current as of Friday, May 9, 2025, at 00:19:03.
Mass Shooting PDF Categories and Counts Alphabetical
Features Google Chrome simplified view (reader mode) format with up to 100 entries per page.
Fully keyword searchable.
Mass Shooting Audio Collection
Total: (313)
Categories: (5)
Data Current as of Friday, May 9, 2025, at 00:19:03.
Mass Shooting YouTube Video Collection
Total: (42)
Categories: (11)
Data Current as of Friday, May 9, 2025, at 00:19:03.
Mass Shooting Infographics Collection
Total: (88)
Categories: (35)
Data Current as of Friday, May 9, 2025, at 00:19:03.
Mass Shooting Links Collection
Total: (330)
Categories: (32)
Data Current as of Friday, May 9, 2025, at 00:19:03.
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 Friday, May 9, 2025, at 00:19:03.
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:
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.
—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
Viewer desecration is advised for this PDF. It contains a very disturbing image.
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!
Mass Shooters “No Names – No Pictures” Project
Naming and/or picturing mass shooters has proven to lead to the onset of future mass shootings. “Mass Shooting Contagion” is real.
That’s why we’ve embarked on our exclusive Mass Shooters “No Names – No Pictures” Project as follows:
—Mass Shooters “No Names – No Pictures” Project
While main stream media articles of mass shootings most often name and picture mass shooters in very predominant ways, they’re not the worst of the worst, because their stories are breaking/headline news that largely go away in subsequent news cycles. However, encyclopedias, like Murderpedia and Wikipedia, and like websites, showcase mass shooters in perpetuity, as do the following glaring examples of how we glorify mass shooting shooters:
News and Observations:
—1,067 [Perpetrator] Photos & High-Res Pictures
—2,666 [Perpetrator] Photos & High-Res Pictures
The “Don’t Name Them” and “No Notoriety” efforts need to include don’t picture them. Just ignore them completely. Focus only on the victims.
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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