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Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP)
The Most Comprehensive and Up-To-Date Online Data Depositary for Helping Society, the Systems, and the Venues to Learn How to Prevent Mass Shootings

History often repeats itself.
One of the most effective ways to prevent history from repeating itself is to know what has happened, and why it happened. We implore you to learn what factors led to past mass shootings. While a lot of them, according to our research, weren’t preventable, there were plenty that were. Via this website, we’ve done the legwork so you can learn.
You just have to act on it.

In between mass shootings most Americans forget the last one. We don’t. We continue to use all our vast resources to identify what might prevent the next one and share it on this website.

Methodology → Mass Shootings—Which Aren’t and Which Are

Data available on the Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP) website includes, but is not limited to, the following:

—Mass Shooting Statistics (Unique)
—Mass Shooting PDF Collection (Extensive)
—Preventable Mass Shootings Database – Analytics/Findings (Proprietary)
—Mass Shooting Prevention Solutions (Exclusive)

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Mass Shooting Statistics
Data Current as of December 6, 2023, at 9:25 AM.
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Previous Mass Shootings:	Mass Shootings by State – Alphabetical	Mass Shootings by State – Numerical	Perpetrator Characteristics
October 25, 2023 Just-In-Time Recreation/Schemengees Bar and Grill Lewiston, Maine Killed: 18 – Injured: 13 August 26, 2023 Dollar General Jacksonville, Florida Killed: 3 – Injured: 0 August 23, 2023 Cook’s Corner [Biker Bar and Restaurant] Trabuco Canyon, California Killed: 3 – Injured: 6 May 15, 2023 Farmington, New Mexico, Neighborhood Farmington, New Mexico Killed: 3 – Injured: 6 May 6, 2023 Allen Premium Outlets Allen, Texas Killed: 8 – Injured: 7 April 10, 2023 Old National Bank Louisville, Kentucky Killed: 5 – Injured: 9 March 27, 2023 The Covenant School Nashville, Tennessee Killed: 6 – Injured: 6 February 13, 2023 Michigan State University Lansing, Michigan Killed: 3 – Injured: 5 January 23, 2023 Half Moon Bay Half Moon Bay, California Killed: 7 – Injured: 1 January 21, 2023 Lai Lai Ballroom and Studio Monterey Park, California Killed: 11 – Injured: 9 November 22, 2022 Walmart Supercenter Chesapeake, Virginia Killed: 6 – Injured: 4 November 19, 2022 Club Q Colorado Springs, Colorado Killed: 5 – Injured: 18 November 13, 2022 University of Virginia (UVA) Charlottesville, Virginia Killed: 3 – Injured: 2 October 13, 2022 Hedingham ... Neuse River ... Trail Raleigh, North Carolina Killed: 5 – Injured: 2 July 17, 2022 Greenwood Park Mall Greenwood, Indiana Killed: 3 – Injured: 2 July 4, 2022 Fourth of July Parade Highland Park, Illinois Killed: 7 – Injured: 46 June 16, 2022 Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church Vestavia Hills, Alabama Killed: 3 – Injured: 0 June 9, 2022 Columbia Machine Smithsburg, Maryland Killed: 3 – Injured: 1 June 1, 2022 Natalie Building - Saint Francis Hospital Tulsa, Oklahoma, Killed: 4 – Injured: Unspecified May 24, 2022 Robb Elementary School Uvalde, Texas Killed: 21 – Injured: 17 May 14, 2022 Tops Friendly Market Buffalo, New York Killed: 10 – Injured: 3 February 28, 2022 The Church in Sacramento Sacramento, California Killed: 4 – Injured: 0 November 30, 2021 Oxford High School Oxford, Michigan Killed: 4 – Injured: 7 May 26, 2021 Santa Clara ... (VTA) Light-Rail Yard San Jose, California Killed: 9 – Injured: 0 April 15, 2021 FedEx Warehouse Indianapolis, Indiana Killed: 8 – Injured: 5 March 31, 2021 Office Complex Orange, California Killed: 4 – Injured: 1 March 22, 2021 King Soopers Supermarket Boulder, Colorado Killed: 10 – Injured: 0 March 16, 2021 Atlanta ... Massage Parlor/Spas Atlanta, Georgia Killed: 8 – Injured: 1 March 16, 2020 Kum & Go Convenience Store Springfield, Missouri Killed: 4 – Injured: 0 February 26, 2020 Molson Coors Beverage Company Milwaukee, Wisconsin Killed: 5 – Injured: 0 December 10, 2019 JC Kosher Supermarket Jersey City, New Jersey Killed: 4 – Injured: 3 December 6, 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola Pensacola, Florida Killed: 3 – Injured: 8 August 31, 2019 Midland-Odessa Odessa, Texas Killed: 7 – Injured: 25 August 4, 2019 Dayton Entertainment District Dayton, Ohio Killed: 9 – Injured: 27 August 3, 2019 El Paso Walmart Supercenter El Paso, Texas Killed: 23 – Injured: 26 Rank: 6— July 28, 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival Gilroy, California Killed: 3 – Injured: 17 May 31, 2019 Virginia Beach Municipal Center Virginia Beach, Virginia Killed: 12 – Injured: 4 February 15, 2019 Harry Pratt Company Aurora, Illinois Killed: 5 – Injured: 6 January 24, 2019 State College State College, Pennsylvania Killed: 3 – Injured: 1 January 23, 2019 SunTrust Bank Sebring, Florida Killed: 5 – Injured: 0 November 19, 2018 Mercy Hospital Chicago, Illinois Killed: 3 – Injured: 0 November 7, 2018 Borderline Bar & Grill Thousand Oaks, California Killed: 12 – Injured: 22* October 27, 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Killed: 11 – Injured: 6 September 20, 2018 Rite Aid Distribution Center Perryman, Maryland Killed: 3 – Injured: 3 September 12, 2018 Bakersfield Bakersfield, California Killed: 5 – Injured: 0 September 6, 2018 Fifth Third Center Cincinnati, Ohio Killed: 3 – Injured: 2 June 28, 2018 Capital Gazette Annapolis, Maryland Killed: 5 – Injured: 2 May 18, 2018 Santa Fe High School Santa Fe, Texas Killed: 10 – Injured: 13 April 22, 2018 Waffle House Nashville, Tennessee Killed: 4 – Injured: 4 March 9, 2018 Yountville Veterans Home Yountville, California Killed: 3 – Injured: 0 February 14, 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Parkland, Florida Killed: 17 – Injured: 17 Rank: 9 January 28, 2018 Ed’s Car Wash Melcroft, Pennsylvania Killed: 4 – Injured: 1 November 14, 2017 Rancho Tehama Reserve Rancho Tehama, California Killed: 5 – Injured: 10* November 5, 2017 First Baptist Church Sutherland Springs, Texas Killed: 26 – Injured: 20 Rank: 5 November 1, 2017 Walmart Supercenter Thornton, Colorado Killed: 3 – Injured: 0 October 18, 2017 Edgewood/Wilmington Edgewood, Maryland and Wilmington, Delaware Killed: 3 – Injured: 3 October 1, 2017 Route 91 Harvest Music Festival Las Vegas, Nevada Killed: 58 – Injured: 869 Rank: 1 June 14, 2017 United Parcel Service (UPS) Facility San Francisco, California Killed: 3 – Injured: 7* June 7, 2017 Weis Markets Supermarket Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania Killed: 3 – Injured: 0 June 5, 2017 Fiamma Factory Orlando, Florida Killed: 5 – Injured: 0 May 12, 2017 Pine Kirk Care Center Kirkersville, Ohio Killed: 3 – Injured: 0 April 18, 2017 Fresno Downtown Fresno, California Killed: 3 – Injured: 0 January 6, 2017 FLL International Airport Fort Lauderdale, Florida Killed: 5 – Injured: 42* September 23, 2016 Cascade Mall Burlington, Washington Killed: 5 – Injured: 0 July 17, 2016 Baton Rouge Police Baton Rouge, Louisiana Killed: 3 – Injured: 3 July 7, 2016 Dallas Police Dallas, Texas Killed: 5 – Injured: 11 June 12, 2016 Pulse ... and Nightclub Orlando, Florida Killed: 50 – Injured: 58* Rank: 2 February 25, 2016 Newton and Hesston Newton, Kansas and Hesston, Kansas Killed: 3 – Injured: 14 February 20, 2016 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, Michigan Killed: 6 – Injured: 2 December 2, 2015 Inland Regional Center (IRC) San Bernardino, California Killed: 14 – Injured: 21 November 27, 2015 Planned Parenthood Clinic Colorado Springs, Colorado Killed: 3 – Injured: 9 October 31, 2015 Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado Killed: 3 – Injured: 0 October 1, 2015 Umpqua Community College Roseburg, Oregon Killed: 9 – Injured: 9 July 16, 2015 Military Installations Chattanooga, Tennessee Killed: 5 – Injured: 2 June 17, 2015 Emanuel AME Church Charleston, South Carolina Killed: 9 – Injured: 1 June 11, 2015 Trestle Trail Bridge Menasha, Wisconsin Killed: 3 – Injured: 1 October 24, 2014 Marysville-Pilchuck High School Marysville, Washington Killed: 5 – Injured: 3 May 23, 2014 Isla Vista Isla Vista, California Killed: 6 – Injured: 14 April 3, 2014 Fort Hood Military Base Fort Hood, Texas Killed: 3 – Injured: 14 February 20, 2014 Alturas Tribal Alturas, California Killed: 4 – Injured: 2 September 16, 2013 Naval Sea Systems Command Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Killed: 12 – Injured: 8 July 26, 2013 Hialeah Apartment Hialeah, Florida Killed: 6 – Injured: 0 June 7, 2013 Santa Monica Santa Monica, California Killed: 6 – Injured: 4 April 21, 2013 Pinewood Village Apartment Federal Way, Washington Killed: 4 – Injured: 0 March 13, 2013 Mohawk Valley Herkimer County, New York Killed: 4 – Injured: 2 December 14, 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Newtown, Connecticut Killed: 27 – Injured: 2 Rank: 4 September 27, 2012 Accent Signage Systems Minneapolis, Minnesota Killed: 6 – Injured: 2 August 5, 2012 Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) Oak Creek, Wisconsin Killed: 7 – Injured: 3 July 20, 2012 Century 16 Movie Theater Aurora, Colorado Killed: 12 – Injured: 70 May 20, 2012 Café Racer Seattle, Washington Killed: 5 – Injured: 1 April 2, 2012 Oikos University Oakland, California Killed: 7 – Injured: 3 February 21, 2012 Su Jung Health Sauna Norcross, Georgia Killed: 4 – Injured: 0 October 12, 2011 Salon Meritage Hair Salon Seal Beach, California Killed: 8 – Injured: 1 September 6, 2011 IHOP Carson City, Nevada Killed: 4 – Injured: 7 January 8, 2011 La Toscana Village Mall Tucson, Arizona Killed: 6 – Injured: 14 August 3, 2010 Hartford Distributors Manchester, Connecticut Killed: 8 – Injured: 2 November 29, 2009 Forza Coffee Shop Parkland, Washington Killed: 4 – Injured: 0 November 5, 2009 Fort Hood Military Base Fort Hood, Texas Killed: 13 – Injured: 33 April 3, 2009 ACA Immigration Center Binghamton, New York Killed: 13 – Injured: 4 March 29, 2009 Pinelake Health and Rehabilitation Carthage, North Carolina Killed: 8 – Injured: 2 June 25, 2008 Atlantis Plastics Factory Henderson, Kentucky Killed: 5 – Injured: 1 February 14, 2008 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Killed: 5 – Injured: 21* February 7, 2008 Kirkwood Kirkwood, Missouri Killed: 6 – Injured: 1 December 5, 2007 Von Maur in Westroads Mall Omaha, Nebraska Killed: 8 – Injured: 4 October 7, 2007 Crandon Duplex Crandon, Wisconsin Killed: 6 – Injured: 1 April 16, 2007 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Killed: 32 – Injured: 23 Rank: 3 February 12, 2007 Trolley Square Mall Salt Lake City, Utah Killed: 5 – Injured: 4 October 2, 2006 West Nickel Mines School Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Killed: 5 – Injured: 5 March 25, 2006 Capitol Hill Neighborhood Seattle, Washington Killed: 6 – Injured: 2 January 30, 2006 Goleta Postal Facility Goleta, California Killed: 7 – Injured: 0 March 21, 2005 Red Lake Indian Reservation Red Lake, Minnesota Killed: 10 – Injured: 5 March 12, 2005 Living Church of God Brookfield, Wisconsin Killed: 7 – Injured: 4 December 8, 2004 Alrosa Villa Nightclub Columbus, Ohio Killed: 4 – Injured: 7* July 8, 2003 Lockheed Martin Plant Meridian, Mississippi Killed: 6 – Injured: 8 February 5, 2001 Navistar International Corporation Facility Melrose Park, Illinois Killed: 4 – Injured: 4 December 26, 2000 Edgewater Technology Wakefield, Massachusetts Killed: 7 – Injured: 0 December 30, 1999 Tampa Tampa, Florida Killed: 5 – Injured: 3 November 2, 1999 Xerox Corporation Facility Honolulu, Hawaii Killed: 7 – Injured: 0 September 15, 1999 Wedgwood Baptist Church Fort Worth, Texas Killed: 7 – Injured: 7 July 29, 1999 Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Killed: 12 – Injured: 13 April 20, 1999 Columbine High School Littleton, Colorado Killed: 13 – Injured: 24 May 21, 1998 Thurston High School Springfield, Oregon Killed: 4 – Injured: 25 March 24, 1998 Westside Middle School (Near) Jonesboro, Arkansas Killed: 5 – Injured: 10 March 6, 1998 Connecticut Lottery Headquarters Newington, Connecticut Killed: 5 – Injured: 1* December 18, 1997 Caltrans Maintenance Yard Orange, California Killed: 4 – Injured: 2 September 15, 1997 R. E. Phelon Company Plant Aiken, South Carolina Killed: 4 – Injured: 3 February 9, 1996 City Beach Maintenance Trailer Fort Lauderdale, Florida Killed: 5 – Injured: 2 April 3, 1995 Walter Rossler Company Corpus Christi, Texas Killed: 5 – Injured: 0 June 20, 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base Hospital Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Killed: 4 – Injured: 23 December 14, 1993 Chuck E. Cheese Restaurant Aurora, Colorado Killed: 4 – Injured: 1 December 7, 1993 Long Island Rail Road Garden City, New York Killed: 6 – Injured: 19 August 6, 1993 Luigi's Italian Restaurant Fayetteville, North Carolina Killed: 4 – Injured: 7 July 1, 1993 101 California Street San Francisco, California Killed: 8 – Injured: 6 October 15, 1992 Schuyler County Social Services Watkins Glen, New York Killed: 4 – Injured: 0 May 1, 1992 Lindhurst High School Olivehurst, California Killed: 4 – Injured: 10 November 14, 1991 Royal Oak Post Office Royal Oak, Michigan Killed: 4 – Injured: 5* November 1, 1991 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Killed: 5 – Injured: 1 October 16, 1991 Luby's Cafeteria Killeen, Texas Killed: 23 – Injured: 27 Rank: 6— June 18, 1990 Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida Killed: 10 – Injured: 6* September 14, 1989 Standard Gravure Plant Louisville, Kentucky Killed: 8 – Injured: 12 January 17, 1989 Cleveland Elementary School Stockton, California Killed: 5 – Injured: 32* February 16, 1988 ESL Incorporated Sunnyvale, California Killed: 7 – Injured: 4 April 23, 1987 Palm Bay Palm Bay, Florida Killed: 6 – Injured: 15 August 20, 1986 Edmond Post Office Edmond, Oklahoma Killed: 14 – Injured: 6 July 18, 1984 San Ysidro McDonald's Restaurant San Ysidro, California Killed: 21 – Injured: 19 Rank: 8 June 29, 1984 Ianni's Restaurant and Club Dallas, Texas Killed: 6 – Injured: 1 August 20, 1982 Bob Moore's Welding & ... Service, Inc. Miami, Florida Killed: 8 – Injured: 3 August 1, 1966 University of Texas Tower Austin Texas Killed: 16 – Injured 31 Rank: 10 September 6, 1949 Walk of Death Camden, New Jersey Killed: 13 – Injured: 3	Alabama – 1 Alaska – 0 Arizona – 1 Arkansas – 1 California – 26 Colorado – 8 Connecticut – 3 Florida – 13 Georgia – 3 Hawaii – 1 Idaho – 0 Illinois – 5 Indiana – 2 Iowa – 1 Kansas – 1 Kentucky – 3 Louisiana – 1 Maine – 1 Maryland – 4 Massachusetts – 1 Michigan – 4 Minnesota – 2 Mississippi – 1 Missouri – 2 Montana – 0 Nebraska – 1 Nevada – 2 New Jersey – 1 New Mexico – 1 New York – 5 North Carolina – 3 North Dakota – 0 Ohio – 4 Oklahoma – 2 Oregon – 2 Pennsylvania – 5 Rhode Island – 0 South Carolina – 2 South Dakota – 0 Tennessee – 3 Texas – 13 Utah – 1 Vermont – 0 Virginia – 4 Washington – 7 Washington, D.C. – 1 West Virginia – 0 Wisconsin – 5 Wyoming – 0	California – 26 Texas – 13 Florida – 13 Colorado – 8 Washington – 7 Illinois – 5 Pennsylvania – 5 New York – 5 Wisconsin – 5 Maryland – 4 Michigan – 4 Ohio – 4 Virginia – 4 Connecticut – 3 Georgia – 3 Kentucky – 3 North Carolina – 3 Tennessee – 3 Indiana – 2 Minnesota – 2 Missouri – 2 Nevada – 2 Oklahoma – 2 Oregon – 2 South Carolina – 2 Alabama – 1 Arizona – 1 Arkansas – 1 Hawaii – 1 Iowa – 1 Kansas – 1 Louisiana – 1 Maine – 1 Massachusetts – 1 Mississippi – 1 Nebraska – 1 New Jersey – 1 New Mexico – 1 Utah – 1 Washington, D.C. – 1 Alaska – 0 Idaho – 0 Montana – 0 North Dakota – 0 Rhode Island – 0 South Dakota – 0 Vermont – 0 West Virginia – 0 Wyoming – 0	Their average age is 34.34. Their predominate race is white (62.83%). Their predominate gender is male (96.61%). They kill an average of 8.07 people. They injure an average of 12.22 people. They most often attack a school (14.91%). They most often attack in California (16.94%). They had mental health issues: 59 (55.66%). Related to male domestic violence. (60%). They often "leak" their intent. School shooters were bullied (87%). They commit suicide afterwards (40%).

—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 injured.
Last mass shooting according to our adopted definition which is about the same as the average time between recent mass shootings:

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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.
Paid membership required to view and/or download PDFs.

There are six major PDF categories as follows:

—Actions Against/Investigations of Law Enforcement Agencies/Officers (These reports pertain to actions against and investigations of law enforcement agencies.)
—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.)

PDF Total Counts
This is the total number of PDFs currently on our secure servers.

Total: (2,452)

Published: (2,423)   |   Hidden: (Fluctuating)   |   Unjoined: (29)   |   Pending/Scheduled: (11)   |   Challenged/Disputed/Questioned: (7)

Categories: Major (6) - Minor (202)

Data Current as of December 6, 2023, at 9:25 AM.

PDF Total Counts – Detailed

PDF Explanations

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Preventable Mass Shootings Database – Analytics/Findings
Preventable Mass Shootings Database data is very fluid because it’s being constantly researched and reviewed, so it may change.
However, data presented is current as of December 6, 2023, at 9:25 AM.
Based on history, factors listed here might be telltale of what will prevent future mass shootings. Obviously, pay attention to “Likely Preventable” factors.
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Preventable Mass Shootings Database — Analytics/Findings The Most Likely Preventable, Likely Debatable/Inconclusive, and Likely Unpreventable Mass Shootings Analyzed. Current mass shootings in the database: 40 ■ – Likely Preventable 10   |   ■ – Likely Debatable/Inconclusive 4   |   ■ – Likely Unpreventable 26 Others? – Recent? Likely Preventable (Preventable Ranking Scores 13 ≥) 21: Fort Hood Military Base Preventable Factors - 5 Blatant Rankings - 2 20: San Ysidro McDonald's Restaurant Preventable Factors - 5 Blatant Rankings - 2 18: Emanuel AME Church Preventable Factors - 5 Blatant Rankings - 1 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Preventable Factors - 5 Blatant Rankings - 1 Santa Fe High School Preventable Factors - 4 Blatant Rankings - 2 Virginia Tech Preventable Factors - 6 Blatant Rankings - 1 16: Sandy Hook Elementary School Preventable Factors - 5 Blatant Rankings - 1 15: FedEx Operations Center Preventable Factors - 4 Blatant Rankings - 1 First Baptist Church of Sutherland Preventable Factors - 4 Blatant Rankings - 1 13: Columbine High School Preventable Factors - 5 Blatant Rankings - 0 Gray - Likely Debatable/Inconclusive (Preventable Ranking Scores 10-12) 12: GMAC Preventable Factors - 3 Blatant Rankings - 1 11: 101 California Street Preventable Factors - 3 Blatant Rankings - 2 10: Century 16 Movie Theater Preventable Factors - 5 Blatant Rankings - 0 Route 91 Harvest Music Festival Preventable Factors - 4 Blatant Rankings - 0 Green - Likely Unpreventable: (Preventable Ranking Scores ≤ 9) 9: Atlanta Massage Parlor/Spas Preventable Factors - 2 Blatant Rankings - 1 8: King Soopers Supermarket Preventable Factors - 3 Blatant Rankings - 0 6: Bob Moore's Welding & ... Service, Inc. Preventable Factors - 2 Blatant Rankings - 0 Midland-Odessa Preventable Factors - 2 Blatant Rankings - 0 Standard Gravure Preventable Factors - 1 Blatant Rankings - 1 Von Maur in Westroads Mall Preventable Factors - 2 Blatant Rankings - 0 El Paso Walmart Supercenter Preventable Factors - 2 Blatant Rankings - 0 4: VTA Light-Rail Yard Preventable Factors - 2 Blatant Rankings - 0 3: Atlanta Day Trading Firms Preventable Factors - 1 Blatant Rankings - 0 Carthage Nursing Home Preventable Factors - 1 Blatant Rankings - 0 Hartford Distributors Preventable Factors - 1 Blatant Rankings - 0 Inland Regional Center (IRC) Preventable Factors - 1 Blatant Rankings - 0 Luby's Cafeteria Preventable Factors - 1 Blatant Rankings - 0 Pulse ... and Nightclub Preventable Factors - 1 Blatant Rankings - 0 Salon Meritage Preventable Factors - 1 Blatant Rankings - 0 Tree of Life Synagogue Preventable Factors - 1 Blatant Rankings - 0 Umpqua Community College Preventable Factors - 1 Blatant Rankings - 0 Washington Navy Yard (WNY) Preventable Factors - 1 Blatant Rankings - 0 0: ACA Immigration Center Preventable Factors - 0 Blatant Rankings - 0 Borderline Bar & Grill Preventable Factors - 0 Blatant Rankings - 0 Dayton Entertainment District Preventable Factors - 0 Blatant Rankings - 0 Edmond Post Office Preventable Factors - 0 Blatant Rankings - 0 Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) Mass Shooting Preventable Factors - 0 Blatant Rankings - 0 Oikos University Preventable Factors - 0 Blatant Rankings - 0 University of Texas Tower Preventable Factors - 0 Blatant Rankings - 0 Virginia Beach Municipal Center Preventable Factors - 0 Blatant Rankings - 0

Preventable Mass Shootings Database: Our Findings To Date

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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.
—Red Flag Laws – Enact a Federal One.
—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 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

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News and Observations:
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Soft targets and crowded places (ST-CP) include hotels, movie theaters, night clubs, school buses, shopping malls, ski/ride resorts, and summer camps. | There is no universal definition in the United States of what constitutes a mass shooting. The several definitions that exist are from extremely conservative to extremely liberal and produce mass shooting data that is widely divergent. The Rand Corporation summed it up: “These definitions matter. Depending on which data source is referenced, there were 7, 65, 332, or 371 mass shootings in the United States in 2015 ... .” | Ski/ride resorts are the softest of the Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP). | The average American has a 1 in 11,125 chance of being killed during a mass shooting. | “… a single demographic data point clearly distinguishes American mass shooters from other citizens: 94 percent were men." | A recent study of United States newspaper coverage of three mass shootings found empirical evidence that on a photos-per-individual basis, the coverage gave more attention to perpetrators than to individual deceased victims by a ratio of 16 to 1. | A Quartz article states that “Four out of five [mass] shooters tell someone close to them of their plans or post about it on social media. | A U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Department of Education report states that “Almost three-quarters [71 percent] of the attackers [school shooters] felt persecuted, bullied, threatened, attacked, or injured by others prior to the incident. | In just 32 seconds a perpetrator with an AR-15-style assault rifle and a 100-round drum magazine was able to kill nine people and wound 27 others on a crowded street in Dayton, Ohio, on August 4, 2019. | Of the deadliest 25 mass shootings since 1949 only one did not involve the use of semi-automatic weapons. | Two of the deadliest mass shootings in recent history occurred on Valentine's Day, February 14. | The top 25 deadliest mass shooting in the United States have little in common besides being mass shootings. But there is one word they all have in common—semi-automatic. That’s right, every one of the perpetrators of the 25 deadliest mass shootings in the United States used semi-automatic guns to wreak their havoc. | “There is no universal definition for mass shooting. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) doesn’t use the term “mass shooting,” and “The FBI does not define Mass Shooting in any form.” In fact, the government has never defined mass shooting as a separate category.” | “... it took police 77 minutes to stop the San Ysidro, San Diego, California, McDonald's Restaurant mass shooting perpetrator. The [mean] response time for law enforcement to an active shooter situation is now generally just 3 minutes, meaning that if they stop a perpetrator immediately after arrival—and the chances of that are fairly good—it’s generally approximately 70 minutes faster than that fateful afternoon. Update: Dé·jà vu. Sadly, law enforcement taking 77 minutes to stop a mass shooting perpetrator happened again at Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.” | “We as a society need to get much more concerned with what is in the hearts and minds of our fellow Americans than what’s in their hands.” | “The state laws that prevent a skier or rider from suing a ski/ride resort when an accident arises out of the inherent risks of skiing or riding won’t protect them in the event of an incident [mass shooting], ... .” | “For decades in the middle of the twentieth century parents sought to give their children what they didn’t have—things like a college education and home ownership, and today many parents seek to give their children what they did have—things like decency, stability, and wholesomeness.” | In the United States "... ski/ride resorts are the softest of the Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP)... ." | "It’s beyond time that we hardened our school buses and one way to do it, at least from domestic threats, is to federally protect them. ... Some naysayers will say that such a federal law is too much. Nonsense. We’ve enacted lots of federal laws over the past decades with high mandatory minimum prison sentences for offenses involving drugs, firearms, and explosives. Heck, it’s a federal offense to steal postal mail—some of which is probably nothing but junk mail. Don’t our children deserve the same level of federal protection as junk mail?" | "It used to be important to have a doctor in the house—today that’s not as important as it used to be unless it’s an emergency room physician. Many doctors today are specialists and generally don’t have expertise in emergency medical care. So, while a doctor in the house is always a good thing, it’s more important today to have a gun—or guns—in the house. For you younger people house in this case doesn’t mean where you live, it refers to venues of all types."