What we believe in
We believe that the root cause of mass murders in America is due to all-convenient access to semi-automatic weapons and handguns. We hope to sway or inform the opinion of the average reader towards gun-policy and create a resource for open dialogue about enacting gun policy reform in the US.
Timeline of mass shootings in the US alone.
Major mass shootings since April 20,1999
April 20, 1999 - Columbine (13 killed, 24 injured)
July 29, 1999 - Atlanta (9 killed, 12 injured)
September 15, 1999 - Fort Worth (7 killed, 7 injured)
November 2, 1999 - Honolulu (7 killed)
December 26, 2000 - Wakefield, Massachusetts (7 killed)
July 8, 2003 - Meridian, Miss (5 killed, 9 injured)
March 1, 2005 - Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota (9 killed, 7 injured)
January 30, 2006 - Goleta, California (6 killed)
October 2, 2006 - Nickel Mines, Philadelphia (5 killed, 5 injured)
February 12, 2007 - Salt Lake City (5 killed, 4 injured)
April 16, 2007 - Blacksburg Virginia (32 killed, 17 injured)
December 5, 2007 - Omaha (8 killed, 4 injured)
February 14, 2008 - Dekalb, Illinois (5 killed, 16 injured)
April 3, 2009 - Binghamton, New York (13 killed, 4 injured)
November 5, 2009 - Ft. Hood Texas (13 killed, 32 injured)
August 3, 2010 - Manchester, Connecticut (8 killed, 2 injured)
January 3, 2011 - Tucson, Arizona (6 killed, 11 injured)
October 12, 2011 - Seal Beach, California (8 killed, 1 injured)
April 2, 2012 - Oakland (7 killed, 3 injured)
July 20, 2012 - Aurora, Colorado (12 killed, 58 injured)
August 5, 2012 - Oak Creek, Wisconsin (6 killed, 3 injured)
September 28, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesotta (6 killed, 2 injured)
October 21, 2012 - Brookfield Wisconsin (3 killed, 4 injured)
December 14, 2012 - Newton Connecticut (27 killed, 1 injured)
June 7, 2013 - Santa Monica (5 killed)
September 16, 2013 - Washington DC (12 killed, 3 injured)
April 2, 2014 - Ft Hood, Texas (3 killed, 16 injured)
May 23, 2014 - Isla Vista, California (6 killed, 7 injured)
June 18, 2015 - Charleston South Carolina (9 killed)
July 16, 2015 - Chattanooga Texas (5 killed, 3 injured)
October 1, 2015 - Roseburg Oregon (9 killed, 9 injured)
November 29, 2015 - Colorado Springs, Colorado (3 killed, 9 injured)
December 2, 2015 - San Bardino, California (14 killed, 22 injured)
June 12, 2016 - Orlando, Florida (49 killed, 58 injured)
September 23, 2016 - Burlington, Washington (5 killed)
January 6, 2017 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida (5 killed, 6 injured)
June 5, 2017 - Orange County Florida (5 killed)
June 14, 2017 - San Francisco (3 killed)
October 1, 2017 - Las Vegas (59 killed, 500 injured)
February 14, 2018 - Parkland Florida (17 kills, 17 injured)
Source: Los Angeles Times
April 20, 1999 - Columbine (13 killed, 24 injured)
July 29, 1999 - Atlanta (9 killed, 12 injured)
September 15, 1999 - Fort Worth (7 killed, 7 injured)
November 2, 1999 - Honolulu (7 killed)
December 26, 2000 - Wakefield, Massachusetts (7 killed)
July 8, 2003 - Meridian, Miss (5 killed, 9 injured)
March 1, 2005 - Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota (9 killed, 7 injured)
January 30, 2006 - Goleta, California (6 killed)
October 2, 2006 - Nickel Mines, Philadelphia (5 killed, 5 injured)
February 12, 2007 - Salt Lake City (5 killed, 4 injured)
April 16, 2007 - Blacksburg Virginia (32 killed, 17 injured)
December 5, 2007 - Omaha (8 killed, 4 injured)
February 14, 2008 - Dekalb, Illinois (5 killed, 16 injured)
April 3, 2009 - Binghamton, New York (13 killed, 4 injured)
November 5, 2009 - Ft. Hood Texas (13 killed, 32 injured)
August 3, 2010 - Manchester, Connecticut (8 killed, 2 injured)
January 3, 2011 - Tucson, Arizona (6 killed, 11 injured)
October 12, 2011 - Seal Beach, California (8 killed, 1 injured)
April 2, 2012 - Oakland (7 killed, 3 injured)
July 20, 2012 - Aurora, Colorado (12 killed, 58 injured)
August 5, 2012 - Oak Creek, Wisconsin (6 killed, 3 injured)
September 28, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesotta (6 killed, 2 injured)
October 21, 2012 - Brookfield Wisconsin (3 killed, 4 injured)
December 14, 2012 - Newton Connecticut (27 killed, 1 injured)
June 7, 2013 - Santa Monica (5 killed)
September 16, 2013 - Washington DC (12 killed, 3 injured)
April 2, 2014 - Ft Hood, Texas (3 killed, 16 injured)
May 23, 2014 - Isla Vista, California (6 killed, 7 injured)
June 18, 2015 - Charleston South Carolina (9 killed)
July 16, 2015 - Chattanooga Texas (5 killed, 3 injured)
October 1, 2015 - Roseburg Oregon (9 killed, 9 injured)
November 29, 2015 - Colorado Springs, Colorado (3 killed, 9 injured)
December 2, 2015 - San Bardino, California (14 killed, 22 injured)
June 12, 2016 - Orlando, Florida (49 killed, 58 injured)
September 23, 2016 - Burlington, Washington (5 killed)
January 6, 2017 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida (5 killed, 6 injured)
June 5, 2017 - Orange County Florida (5 killed)
June 14, 2017 - San Francisco (3 killed)
October 1, 2017 - Las Vegas (59 killed, 500 injured)
February 14, 2018 - Parkland Florida (17 kills, 17 injured)
Source: Los Angeles Times
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