-- Howard Waldrop, "Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance?" (from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1988; nominated for both the 1989 SF Chronicle Award for novelette and the 1989 Nebula Award for Novelette; placed second for the 1989 Sturgeon Award for Best Short Story; placed third for the 1989 Hugo Award for Best Novelette; placed third for the 1989 Locus Award for Best Novelette; placed ninth for the 1989 Asimov's Reader's Award for Best Novelette)
Dayton, El Paso, and More: Mass shootings are incidents involving victims of firearm related violence. There is no broadly accepted definition of a mass shooting, so the figures below are the best I could find, but they can give you an idea of the breadth and seriousness of the problem.
With those caveats, here are the mass shootings that have taken place in America since the beginning of 2019:
- August 4 - Chicago: 1 dead, 4 injured
- August 4 - Chicago: 7 injured
- August 4 - Dayton: 10 dead, 27 injured
- August 3 - El Paso: 20 dead, 26 injured
- August 2 - Pomfret, MD - 3 dead, 1 injured
- August 2 - Suffolk, VA: 2 dead, 3 injured
- July 31 - Elkhart, IN: 3 dead, 1 wounded
- July 30 - Southaven, MS: 2 dead, 2 injured
- July 30 - Haskell, OK: 4 injured
- July 30 - Rosenberg, TX: 3 dead, 1 injured
- July 30 - Columbus: 5 injured
- July 28 - Chippewa Falls, WI: 5 dead, 2 injured
- July 28 - Gilroy, CA: 4 dead, 12 injured
- July 28 - Uniontown, PA: 4 injured
- July 28 - Philadelphia: 1 dead, 5 injured
- July 28 - Chicago: 4 injured
- July 28 - Washington, D.C.: 4 injured
- July 27 - Wichita: 1 dead, 3 injured
- July 27 - Brooklyn: 1 dead, 12 injured
- July 25 - Albemarle, NC: 3 dead, 1 injured
- July 25 - Los Angeles: 4 dead, 2 injured
- July 23 - Pembroke Park, FL: 2 dead, 2 injured
- July 21 - Chicago: 4 injured
- July 21 - Washington, D.C.: 4 injured
- July 20 - Jersey City, NJ: 6 injured
- July 20 - Clairton, PA: 4 injured
- July 20 - Chicago: 7 injured
- July 18 - Chicago: 1 dead, 3 injured
- July 17 - Lubbock, TX: 1 dead, 3 injured
- July 16 - San Antonio: 4 injured
- July 15 - New Orleans: 1 dead, 3 injured
- July 15 - Atlanta: 4 injured
- July 15 - Baltimore: 2 dead, 2 injured
- July 13 - Philadelphia: 7 injured
- July 13 - Chicago: 1 dead, 4 injured
- July 11 - Houston: 4 injured
- July 8 - Manson, NC: 2 dead, 2 injured
- July 8 - Washington, D.C.: 4 injured
- July 7 - Flint, MI: 2 dead, 4 injured
- July 7 - Wichita: 4 injured
- July 7 - Chicago: 4 injured
- July 7 - Albuquerque: 4 injured
- July 6 - San Jose, CA: 4 injured
- July 6 - Saint Clair Shores, MI: 2 dead, 2 injured
- July 6 - Charlotte, NC: 4 injured
- July 5 - Brooklyn: 4 injured
- July 5 - Chicago: 5 injured
- July 5 - Reno: 1 dead, 3 injured
- July 5 - Gravette, AR: 4 dead
- July 5 - Boston: 6 injured
- July 4 - Chicago: 1 dead, 3 injured
- July 4: Los Angeles: 4 injured
- July 4 - Rockford, IL: 4 injured
- July 4 - Fresno: 1 dead, 3 injured
- July 3 - Katy, TX: 2 dead, 3 injured
- July 2 - Washington Park, IL: 4 injured
- July 2 - Wellston, MO: 4 injured
- July 1 - Baltimore: 4 injured
- June 30 - Oakland, CA: 4 injured
- June 30 - Yucaipa, CA: 5 injured
- June 30 - Dallas: 2 dead, 2 injured
- June 30 - Bay Shore, NY: 6 injured
- June 29 - Baton Rouge: 7 injured
- June 29 - Hartford, CT: 4 injured
- June 29 - Chicago: 5 injured
- June 28 - Atlanta: 7 injured
- June 28 - Paterson, NJ: 4 injured
- June 28 - Hamden, CT: 5 injured
- June 27 - Atlanta: 7 injured
- June 26 - Akron: 1 dead, 3 injured
- June 23 - San Jose, CA: 5 dead
- June 23 - Abbeville, SC: 3 dead, 1 injured
- June 23 - Columbus, OH: 5 injured
- June 23 - La Jolla, CA: 1 dead 3 injured
- June 23 - South Bend, IN: 1 dead, 10 injured
- June 22 - Philadelphia: 4 injured
- June 22 - Hampton, VA: 4 injured
- June 22 - Baltimore: 1 dead, 4 injured
- June 21 - Saginaw, MI: 1 dead, 3 injured
- June 21 - Richmond, CA: 5 injured
- June 21 - Chicago: 4 injured
- June 20 - Allentown, PA: 10 injured
- June 18 - Newark: 1 dead, 6 injured
- June 17 - San Antonio: 4 injured
- June 17 - Memphis: 5 injured
- June 16 - Philadelphia: 1 dead, 7 injured
- June 16 - Louisville, KY: 1 dead, 6 injured
- June 16 - Des Moines: 6 injured
- June 15 - Shreveport, LA: 4 injured
- June 15 - West Des Moines, IA: 4 killed
- June 12 - Charlotte, NC: 1 dead, 3 injured
- June 11 - Savannah: 2 dead, 2 injured
- June 11 - Aurora, CO: 4 injured
- June 9 - Henning, TN: 1 dead, 3 injured
- June 9 - Buffalo: 4 injured
- June 9 - Cleveland: 1 dead, three injured
- June 8 - White Swan, WA: 5 dead
- June 8 - Chicago: 4 injured
- June 7 - Austin: 5 injured
- June 6 - Chicago: 1 dead, 3 injured
- June 5 - Santa Rosa, CA: 4 injured
- June 1 - Portsmouth, VA: 1 dead, three injured
- June 1 - Chicago: 4 injured
- June 1 - Chicago: 4 injured
- June 1 - Atlanta: 5 injured
- June 1 - Macon, GA: 4 injured
- June 1 - Allendale, SC: 5 injured
- May 31 - Virginia Beach, VA: 13 dead, 4 injured
- May 30 - Robbins, IL: 5 injured
- May 29 - Cleveland, TX: 2 dead, 3 injured
- May 27 - Trenton, NJ: 1 dead, 5 injured
- May 27 - Washington, D.C.: 5 injured
- May 26 - Stockton, CA: 1 dead, 3 injured
- May 26 - La Crosse, VA: 5 injured
- May 26 - Washington, D.C.: 1 dead, 3 injured
- May 26 - Chicago: 2 dead, 3 injured
- May 25 - Oklahoma City: 5 injured
- May 25 - Baltimore: 4 injured
- May 25 - Chesapeake, VA: 1 dead, 9 injured
- May 25 - Trenton, NJ: 10 injured
- May 20 - Alexandria, LA: 1 dead, 4 injured
- May 20 - Columbus, OH: 4 injured
- May 20 - Tulsa: 2 dead, 2 injured
- May 19 - Portland, OR: 5 injured
- May 18 - Cascilla, MS: 1 dead, 5 wounded
- May 18 - Cedar Rapids: 2 dead, 2 injured
- May 18 - Altmore, AL: 1 dead, 8 injured
- May 18 - Long Beach, CA: 1 dead, 5 injured
- May 18 - Winston-Salem, NC: 1 dead, 5 injured
- May 18 - Muncie, IN: 7 injured
- May 17 - Sacramento: 1 dead, 4 injured
- May 16 - Cleveland: 4 injured
- May 15 - St. Rose, LA: 4 injured
- May 13 - St. Louis: 4 dead, 1 injured
- May 13 - New Orleans: 4 injured
- May 11 - Paulsboro, NJ: 4 injured
- May 11 - Chestnuthill Township, NJ: 4 injured
- May 10 - St. Louis: 6 injured
- May 10 - Philadelphia: 5 injured
- May 8 - Indianapolis: 4 injured
- May 7 - Highlands Ranch, CO: 1 dead, 8 injured
- May 5 - North Bergen, NJ: 1 dead, 4 injured
- May 5 - Oceano, CA: 6 injured
- May 4 - St. Louis: 1 dead, 4 injured
- May 4 - Indianapolis: 4 injured
- May 4 - Wilmington, DE: 4 injured
- May 3 - Baltimore: 4 injured
- May 3 - Baltimore: 5 injured
- May 3 - Dallas: 1 dead, 3 injured
- May 1 - Boston: 1 dead, 3 injured
- April 30 - Charlotte, NC: 2 dead, 4 injured
- April 28 - West Chester Township, OH: 4 dead
- April 28 - Nashville: 7 injured
- April 28 - Birmingham, AL: 4 injured
- April 28 - Baltimore: 1 dead, 7 injured
- April 27 - Jackson, MS: 1 dead, 3 injured
- April 27 - Jackson, MI: 4 injured
- April 27 - Poway, CA: 1 dead, 3 injured
- April 26 - Hugo, OK: 4 injured
- April 21 - Philadelphia: 4 injured
- April 21 - Los Angeles: 4 injured
- April 20 - Memphis: 7 injured
- April 20 - Corpus Christi, TX: 4 injured
- April 19 - Wichita: 4 injured
- April 18 - Louisville: 4 injured
- April 16 - Germantown, MD: 1 dead, 3 injured
- April 14 - Stockton, CA: 4 injured
- April 14 - Vallejo, CA: 1 dead, 3 injured
- April 14 - Miami: 2 dead, 2 injured
- April 12 - Carbondale, IL: 4 injured
- April 11 - Phoenix: 3 dead, 2 injured
- April 11 - Los Angeles: 1 dead, 4 injured
- April 11 - Baltimore: 4 injured
- April 9 - Kansas City, MO: 4 injured
- April 7 - Shreveport, LA: 4 injured
- April 7 - Indianapolis: 2 dead, 3 injured
- April 7 - Winston-Salem, NC: 6 injured
- April 7 - Wilmington, DE: 6 injured
- April 6 - Chicago: 6 injured
- April 6 - Tallahassee: 4 injured
- April 4 - Panama City, FL: 1 dead, 3 injured
- April 4 - Stockbridge, GA: 3 dead, 2 injured
- April 2 - Hermanville, MS: 4 injured
- April 2 - Covington, KY: 5 injured
- March 31 - Chicago: 1 dead, 4 injured
- March 31 - Atlanta: 1 dead, 4 injured
- March 31 - North Charleston, SC: 7 injured
- March 28 - Baltimore: 4 injured
- March 25 - North Las Vegas, NV: 5 injured
- March 24 - San Francisco: 1 dead, 5 injured
- March 24 - Phoenix: 7 injured
- March 19 - Phoenix: 2 dead, 4 injured
- March 17 - Augusta, GA: 4 injured
- March 17 - Las Vegas: 4 injured
- March 17 - Rochelle, GA: 1 dead, 3 injured
- March 16 - Camden, NJ: 1 dead, 3 injured
- March 15 - Mobile, AL: 2 dead, 3 injured
- March 14 - Missoula, MT: 1 dead, 3 injured
- March 13 - Harvey, IL: 1 dead, 3 injured
- March 11 - Paterson, NJ: 4 injured
- March 10 - Denver: 1 dead, 4 injured
- March 10 - Shreveport: 4 injured
- March 3 - Oakland, CA: 4 injured
- March 3 - Chicago: 6 injured
- March 2 - Pine Bluff. AR: 1 dead, 4 injured
- February 28 - Oakland, CA: 1 dead, 4 injured
- February 22 - Birmingham, AL; 2 dead, 2 injured
- February 21 - Elizabethtown, KY: 2 dead, 2 injured
- February 21 - Baltimore: 1 dead, 4 injured
- February 21 - Houston: 2 dead, 2 injured
- February 20 - Covington, TN: 4 injured
- February 18 - Solon Township, MI: 4 dead
- February 17 - Evansville, IN: 5 injured
- February 17 - Henderson, TX: 2 dead, 2 injured
- February 17 - New Orleans: 1 dead, 5 injured
- February 16 - Clinton, MS: 4 dead
- February 15 - Aurora, IL: 6 dead, 6 injured
- February 14 - Jacksonville, FL: 2 dead, 2 injured
- February 11 - Livingston, TX: 5 dead
- February 9 - Petersburg, VA: 4 injured
- February 6 - Brooklyn: 1 dead, 3 injured
- February 6 - Cleveland: 1 dead, 3 injured
- February 5 - San Antonio: 2 dead, 2 injured
- February 4 - Washington, D.C.: 5 injured
- February 4 - Baton Rouge: 4 injured
- February 3 - Chicago: 2 dead, 5 injured
- February 1 - San Diego: 4 injured
- January 28 - Houston: 2 dead, 4 injured
- January 27 - Birmingham, AL: 5 injured
- January 26 - Newark, NJ: 1 dead, 3 injured
- January 26 - Indianapolis: 5 injured
- January 26 - Albany, GA: 4 injured
- January 26 - Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish, LA: 5 dead
- January 24 - State College, PA: 4 dead, 1 injured
- January 24 - Rockmart, GA: 4 dead, one injured
- January 23 - Sebring, FL: 5 dead
- January 20 - Miami: 4 injured
- January 19 - Gaffney, SC: 1 dead, 4 injured
- January 19 - Jacksonville: 3 dead, 2 injured
- January 19 - Lebanon, PA: 4 injured
- January 19 - Chicago: 4 injured
- January 19 - Houston: 3 dead, 2 injured
- January 17 - Owensboro, KY: 3 dead, 1 injured
- January 16 - Jacksonville: 1 dead, 5 injured
- January 16 - Palmdale, CA: 3 dead, 1 injured
- January 15 - Little Rock: 1 dead, 4 injured
- January 13 - Phoenix: 1 dead, 5 injured
- January 6 - Roswell, NM: 4 injured
- January 4 - Hurt, VA: 3 dead, 2 injured
- January 4 - Houston: 1 dead, 3 injured
- January 4 - Torrance, CA: 3 dead, 4 injured
- January 3 - Texas City, TX: 3 dead, 1 injured
- January 2 - Jonesboro, AR: 1 dead, 3 injured
- January 1 - Columbia, SC: 5 injured
- January 1 - Tallahassee: 5 injured
That's a total of 253 mass shootings, folks. 252!
That's a total of 282 persons killed. 282!
That's a total of 1047 people wounded. 1047!
Keep in mind these numbers are fluid. Persons on the wounded list may eventually be moved to the killed list.
Also keep in mind that "wounded" is a fluid term. A wound may be minor or may be life-changing. A wound may cripple, a wound may paralyze, a wound may necessitate an amputation, a wound may cause brain damage or permanent injury.
A number of the victims here are children. Child or adult, the psychological damage for survivors may be devastating.
These numbers do not reflect the economic burdens that have been placed on victims and their families.
It is past time for reasonable action
It is past time for our legislators to grow some.
It is past time not only for reasonable, common sense gun regulations but for a concerted national effort to reduce some of the root causes of gun violence. It will not be easy. It will not happen overnight. But when we, as a country, put of minds and efforts to a problem it can be solved.
Today's Post: Each week when I do my Monday "Bits & Pieces" post, I have no idea what it will include. I throw in things that get my attention at the moment, be it a bit of history, an update on Florida Man, or just something weird that catches my fancy. I did not intend to post a diatribe on gun violence but, for the love of God, man! Too much is too much! Please don't just scan over the list of mass shooting in America since January 1st. Read each line and try to connect with the human beings dead or injured in each incident and try to grasp the enormity of the problem. I realize that, for the most part, this is just preaching to the choir, but I hope that this may spur you to talk and to consider what should be done. Next week, I'll be my snarky old self again. Promise.
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