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PA: Study: 2018 worst year for gun incidents in schools
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Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com
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The past year has seen 93 gun-related incidents in K-12 schools across the United States, the highest number since recording began in 1970 and more than double the number of shootings in 2017.
The previous record was 59 incidents, set in 2006, according to data from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security Naval Postgraduate School.
The data counts any time a gun “is brandished, is fired, or a bullet hits school property for any reason.” It includes shootings where there was no victim. |
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jac
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| This is a flawed study that counts anything and everything related to a school and a gun as an incident even if the school was closed and no students or teachers were present. |
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