It appears that mass shootings will be the clarion call for gun control. In an effort to provide factual defense to any assertions along these lines, I thought it would be helpful to INGO-crowdsource a list of mass shootings and whether they were in GFZs. I googled, and didn't find anything that fit the data points (as simple as they are).
So, here's the list. I will edit as people come up with new ones. [strike] At some point, probably worthwhile to do this in chronological order, but I'm just that lazy right now.[/strike]
Working definition of "mass shooting" is 3+ victims (not including perp).
Also, I'm defining GFZ in this thread as the location where the victims were when the shooting occurred. So, for the Chattanooga shooting, the victims were in an area that was a GFZ, so they could not return fire against the shooter who was outside, in a non-GFZ.
Binghamton NY American Civic Association - 4/3/2009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binghamton_shootings
non-GFZ?
Graham, WA, father kills his 5 kids - 4/4/2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/us/06killings.html?_r=0
non-GFZ
Fort Hood Shooting - 11/5/2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hood_shooting
GFZ
Tacoma officer shooting - 11/29/2009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakewood,_Washington_police_officer_shooting
non-GFZ
Connecticut beer distributor - 8/3/2010
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford_Distributors_shooting
non-GFZ?
Tuscon Shooting - 1/8/2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Tucson_shooting
non-GFZ
Grand Rapids - 7/7/2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Grand_Rapids,_Michigan_mass_murder
non-GFZ
Copley Twshp Ohio - 8/7/2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copley_Township,_Ohio_shooting
non-GFZ
IHOP in Carson City 9/6/2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_IHOP_shooting
GFZ?
Hair Salon - 10/12/2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Seal_Beach_shooting
GFZ?
Appomattox - 1/17-19/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Appomattox_shootings
non-GFZ
Oikos University - 4/2/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oikos_University_shooting
I suspect this was a GFZ.
Cafe Racer - 5/30/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Seattle_cafe_shooting_spree
non-GFZ?
Aurora Dark Night shooting - 7/20/2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aurora_shooting
GFZ
Sikh temple, Milwaukee - 8/5/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiscon...emple_shooting
GFZ?
Minneapolis - 9/27/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Minneapolis_workplace_shooting
non-GFZ (Only if prohibited by employer.)
Another Milwaukee shooting with 4 killed - 10/21/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Azana_Spa_shootings
GFZ?
Sandy Hook - 12/14/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
GFZ
New Mexico - 1/19/2013
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_South_Valley,_New_Mexico_homicide
non-GFZ
Santa Monica - 7/7/2013
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Santa_Monica_shooting
GFZ - isn't all of Cali a GFZ?
Florida Todel Apartments- 7/26/2013
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Hialeah_shooting
non-GFZ
Navy Yard - 9/16/2013
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washin..._Yard_shooting
GFZ
Ft. Hood, redux - 4/2/2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Fort_Hood_shooting
GFZ
Isla Vista - 5/23/2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Isla_Vista_killings
non-GFZ
Houston - 7/9/2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Spring,_Texas_shooting
non-GFZ
Marysville school shooting - 10/24/14
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marysville_Pilchuck_High_School_shooting
GFZ
San Francisco, 4 dead - 1/9/14
http://abc7news.com/news/sfpd-confirm-4-dead-following-shooting-in-hayes-valley/469681/
non-GFZ (well, it is technically CA)
Troup County, GA - 5 dead - 2/4/15
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/five-bodies-found-inside-lagrange-home/nj2rK/
non-GFZ
Tyrone, Missouri - 2/26/2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Tyrone_shooting
non-GFZ
Charleston Emmanuel AME Church - 6/17/2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charleston_church_shooting
GFZ
Chattanooga recruiting center - 7/16/2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Chattanooga_shootings
GFZ
Houston - Conley domestic, 8 killed - 8/8/2015
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...admitted-murders-phone-call-article-1.2320380
non-GFZ
Umpqua Community College, 9 killed - 10/1/2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umpqua_Community_College_shooting
GFZ
[[strike]Still trying to remember that one out west - Idaho or something. Maybe not enough dead people for that one to count.[/strike]
Was thinking of the Oklahoma attempted beheading. Doesn't count for purposes of this thread.]
So, here's the list. I will edit as people come up with new ones. [strike] At some point, probably worthwhile to do this in chronological order, but I'm just that lazy right now.[/strike]
Working definition of "mass shooting" is 3+ victims (not including perp).
Also, I'm defining GFZ in this thread as the location where the victims were when the shooting occurred. So, for the Chattanooga shooting, the victims were in an area that was a GFZ, so they could not return fire against the shooter who was outside, in a non-GFZ.
Binghamton NY American Civic Association - 4/3/2009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binghamton_shootings
non-GFZ?
Graham, WA, father kills his 5 kids - 4/4/2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/us/06killings.html?_r=0
non-GFZ
Fort Hood Shooting - 11/5/2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hood_shooting
GFZ
Tacoma officer shooting - 11/29/2009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakewood,_Washington_police_officer_shooting
non-GFZ
Connecticut beer distributor - 8/3/2010
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford_Distributors_shooting
non-GFZ?
Tuscon Shooting - 1/8/2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Tucson_shooting
non-GFZ
Grand Rapids - 7/7/2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Grand_Rapids,_Michigan_mass_murder
non-GFZ
Copley Twshp Ohio - 8/7/2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copley_Township,_Ohio_shooting
non-GFZ
IHOP in Carson City 9/6/2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_IHOP_shooting
GFZ?
Hair Salon - 10/12/2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Seal_Beach_shooting
GFZ?
Appomattox - 1/17-19/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Appomattox_shootings
non-GFZ
Oikos University - 4/2/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oikos_University_shooting
I suspect this was a GFZ.
Cafe Racer - 5/30/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Seattle_cafe_shooting_spree
non-GFZ?
Aurora Dark Night shooting - 7/20/2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aurora_shooting
GFZ
Sikh temple, Milwaukee - 8/5/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiscon...emple_shooting
GFZ?
Minneapolis - 9/27/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Minneapolis_workplace_shooting
non-GFZ (Only if prohibited by employer.)
Another Milwaukee shooting with 4 killed - 10/21/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Azana_Spa_shootings
GFZ?
Sandy Hook - 12/14/2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
GFZ
New Mexico - 1/19/2013
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_South_Valley,_New_Mexico_homicide
non-GFZ
Santa Monica - 7/7/2013
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Santa_Monica_shooting
GFZ - isn't all of Cali a GFZ?
Florida Todel Apartments- 7/26/2013
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Hialeah_shooting
non-GFZ
Navy Yard - 9/16/2013
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washin..._Yard_shooting
GFZ
Ft. Hood, redux - 4/2/2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Fort_Hood_shooting
GFZ
Isla Vista - 5/23/2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Isla_Vista_killings
non-GFZ
Houston - 7/9/2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Spring,_Texas_shooting
non-GFZ
Marysville school shooting - 10/24/14
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marysville_Pilchuck_High_School_shooting
GFZ
San Francisco, 4 dead - 1/9/14
http://abc7news.com/news/sfpd-confirm-4-dead-following-shooting-in-hayes-valley/469681/
non-GFZ (well, it is technically CA)
Troup County, GA - 5 dead - 2/4/15
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/five-bodies-found-inside-lagrange-home/nj2rK/
non-GFZ
Tyrone, Missouri - 2/26/2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Tyrone_shooting
non-GFZ
Charleston Emmanuel AME Church - 6/17/2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charleston_church_shooting
GFZ
Chattanooga recruiting center - 7/16/2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Chattanooga_shootings
GFZ
Houston - Conley domestic, 8 killed - 8/8/2015
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...admitted-murders-phone-call-article-1.2320380
non-GFZ
Umpqua Community College, 9 killed - 10/1/2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umpqua_Community_College_shooting
GFZ
[[strike]Still trying to remember that one out west - Idaho or something. Maybe not enough dead people for that one to count.[/strike]
Was thinking of the Oklahoma attempted beheading. Doesn't count for purposes of this thread.]
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