Criminologist: Mass Shootings Are Not On the Rise

FOX You know Barack ░░░░░░░░ has called gun violence ░░░░░░░░ new normal I should ░░░░░░░░ you however that Bill ░░░░░░░░ once said we should ░░░░░░░░ on trend lines not ░░░░░░░░ And the trend line ░░░░░░░░ is flat even though ░░░░░░░░ population in this country ░░░░░░░░ grown TAPPER So you ░░░░░░░░ not saying this isn ░░░░░░░░ something we should be ░░░░░░░░ with you re saying ░░░░░░░░ we should have been ░░░░░░░░ concerned years ago as ░░░░░░░░ seem to be today ░░░░░░░░ Right obviously it is ░░░░░░░░ horrific event when 4 ░░░░░░░░ or 12 people are ░░░░░░░░ down And we should ░░░░░░░░ trying to deal with ░░░░░░░░ like that but let ░░░░░░░░ not think that this ░░░░░░░░ an epidemic TAPPER We ░░░░░░░░ so much about shooters ░░░░░░░░ a college campus In ░░░░░░░░ last week inspired by ░░░░░░░░ Columbine shootings Was there ░░░░░░░░ jump in shootings shortly ░░░░░░░░ Columbine There was a ░░░░░░░░ in shootings after Columbine ░░░░░░░░ America was obsessed with ░░░░░░░░ 11 And there was ░░░░░░░░ period of time where ░░░░░░░░ multiple victims in schools ░░░░░░░░ to Columbine there were ░░░░░░░░ whole stream of shootings ░░░░░░░░ six mass shootings in ░░░░░░░░ in a period of ░░░░░░░░ or four years So ░░░░░░░░ s a random process ░░░░░░░░ some times things cluster ░░░░░░░░ and sometimes there s ░░░░░░░░ lull and we talk ░░░░░░░░ other factors and other ░░░░░░░░ in America TAPPER There ░░░░░░░░ additional gun control in ░░░░░░░░ 90s and then some ░░░░░░░░ that has expired since ░░░░░░░░ Did that have an ░░░░░░░░ one way or the ░░░░░░░░ on these shootings FOX ░░░░░░░░ no I did measure ░░░░░░░░ impact of the federal ░░░░░░░░ ban the assault weapons ░░░░░░░░ that we have for ░░░░░░░░ ten year beginning at ░░░░░░░░ time in 1994 In ░░░░░░░░ shootings the impact was ░░░░░░░░ Even though we had ░░░░░░░░ ban in place there ░░░░░░░░ still plenty of assault ░░░░░░░░ in circulation And most ░░░░░░░░ murderers don t use ░░░░░░░░ weapons They use semi ░░░░░░░░ handguns that s the ░░░░░░░░ common weapon but not ░░░░░░░░ would be declared an ░░░░░░░░ weapon and banned It ░░░░░░░░ still be a good ░░░░░░░░ to limit the size ░░░░░░░░ magazines The extent in ░░░░░░░░ mass shooters have to ░░░░░░░░ certainly does help us ░░░░░░░░ we want to intervene ░░░░░░░░ their way in their ░░░░░░░░ FOX To stop these ░░░░░░░░ does society need to ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER To stop them ░░░░░░░░ think there s things ░░░░░░░░ can do but we ░░░░░░░░ t do them I ░░░░░░░░ do we want are ░░░░░░░░ going to eliminate ownership ░░░░░░░░ ownership of handguns I ░░░░░░░░ it Are we going ░░░░░░░░ round up and arrest ░░░░░░░░ that looks a little ░░░░░░░░ bizarre wears black clothing ░░░░░░░░ has a scary facebook ░░░░░░░░ I doubt it We ░░░░░░░░ our personal freedoms in ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately occasional mass shootings ░░░░░░░░ horrific as they are ░░░░░░░░ one of the prices ░░░░░░░░ we pay for the ░░░░░░░░ that we enjoy I ░░░░░░░░ t want to minimize ░░░░░░░░ pain and suffering of ░░░░░░░░ victims and their families ░░░░░░░░ these communities They re ░░░░░░░░ But it s not ░░░░░░░░ epidemic Let s not ░░░░░░░░ in a knee jerk ░░░░░░░░ and change the society ░░░░░░░░ something that happens very ░░░░░░░░