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**Aguila Blanca** · July 9, 2019, 11:04 AM

Virginia Beach -- no assault weapon
STEM School -- no assault weapon
Univ. of North Carolina -- no assault weapon
Prescott H.S. -- no assault weapon
Lake Mary H.S. -- no assault weapon
Robert E. Lee H.S. -- no assault weapon
Henry Pratt Co. -- no assault weapon
Central Academy -- no assault weapon
Frederick Douglass H.S. -- no assault weapon
Mercy Hospital -- no assault weapon
Borderline Bar & Grill -- no assault weapon
Hot Yoga -- no assault weapon
Rite Aide Warehouse -- no assault weapon
Masontown Borough Municipal Center -- no assault weapon

I could go on, but what's the point? My numbers show that, of 748 killed by firearms in the incidents I have tracked, 267 were killed by "assault weapon" type firearms. That's 36 percent -- just over one-third. So much for the myth that mass shooters overwhelmingly choose AR-15s.

July 9, 2019, 11:04 AM	#7
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,479	Virginia Beach -- no assault weapon STEM School -- no assault weapon Univ. of North Carolina -- no assault weapon Prescott H.S. -- no assault weapon Lake Mary H.S. -- no assault weapon Robert E. Lee H.S. -- no assault weapon Henry Pratt Co. -- no assault weapon Central Academy -- no assault weapon Frederick Douglass H.S. -- no assault weapon Mercy Hospital -- no assault weapon Borderline Bar & Grill -- no assault weapon Hot Yoga -- no assault weapon Rite Aide Warehouse -- no assault weapon Masontown Borough Municipal Center -- no assault weapon I could go on, but what's the point? My numbers show that, of 748 killed by firearms in the incidents I have tracked, 267 were killed by "assault weapon" type firearms. That's 36 percent -- just over one-third. So much for the myth that mass shooters overwhelmingly choose AR-15s.