{"id":102708,"date":"2024-06-27T19:31:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T00:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=102708"},"modified":"2024-06-27T19:31:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T00:31:42","slug":"102708","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=102708","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite Strict Gun Laws, California Leads Nation in Mass Shootings<\/a><\/p>\n

New figures from the FBI reveal that California, despite having some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, led the country in active shooter incidents in 2023. AWR Hawking\u2019s over at\u00a0Breitbart News<\/a>\u00a0called out the obvious fact after the FBI documented 48 active shooter incidents across 26 states last year, with California accounting for eight of these incidents. That number was the highest for any state.<\/p>\n

The FBI defines an active shooter as \u201cone or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.\u201d The report highlights that open spaces, including roads, neighborhoods, parks, and outdoor venues, were the most common locations for these shootings,\u00a0Fox News<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ABC News<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

California\u2019s eight active shooter incidents in 2023 occurred in various settings, including open spaces, businesses, and educational centers. This marks a continuation of a troubling trend, as the state also led the nation in 2021 with six such incidents.<\/p>\n

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Federal investigators reported a total of 105 deaths and 139 injuries from these incidents nationwide. Texas and Washington state followed California, each with four incidents.<\/div>\n
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has frequently touted the success of his state\u2019s gun control measures while criticizing the more lenient laws of other states. In a tweet on May 13, 2023, Newsom remarked, \u201cIt HAS to be the humidity. Why else would California\u2019s gun violence rate be 57% lower than Florida\u2019s?\u201d However, FBI data shows that Florida had only two active shooter incidents in 2023, a quarter of California\u2019s total.<\/p>\n

Newsom\u2019s comments highlight a paradox in California\u2019s approach to gun control. While the state has implemented some of the nation\u2019s toughest gun laws, it continues to experience a high number of mass shootings. Something clearly isn\u2019t working. Will Newsom and his fellow anti-gun politicians ever figure it out?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite Strict Gun Laws, California Leads Nation in Mass Shootings New figures from the FBI reveal that California, despite having some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, led the country in active shooter incidents in 2023. AWR Hawking\u2019s over at\u00a0Breitbart News\u00a0called out the obvious fact after the FBI documented 48 active shooter … Continue reading “”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-goobermint"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=102708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102709,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102708\/revisions\/102709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=102708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=102708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=102708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}