Although I have changed the formula in counting shootings—it is now one shooting for each death or wounded to conform with Brady campaign protocol—the total number has climbed to more than 4-times the May figure. June was a startling 361 to 90 in May. Prior to this, if three people were shot in the same incident, it was counted as one shooting. Once again, these numbers are taken direct from qualified news reports throughout the country.
But the number of dead and wounded from shootings is even worse, considering the sizable increases. In May there were 69 people killed as a result of a shooting compared to 128 in June. That is an 85.5% increase. These are folks their family or friends will never see again…all because of a gun. Also in May, there were 131 woundings from shootings, compared to 233 in June. That is a 77.9% increase. And some of these may have died by now.
I keep saying this but it is still beyond me why lawmakers, and the White House, haven’t taken action to do something about this crisis. They do have something of an excuse—which is really inexcusable—with the coming November elections. But the major gun control advocates have absolutely no excuse for not jumping on these numbers to point out the need for immediate action to stop gun violence. This report can’t be the only source of data; if it is, the situation is worse than any of us thought.
Once again, let me encourage any of you who know of shootings I have missed in this or future reports to let me know through comments and I will post an update.
Once again, let me encourage any of you who know of shootings I have missed in this or future reports to let me know through comments and I will post an update.
DATE | CITY/STATE | SHOOTINGS | DEAD | WOUNDED |
6/1/2012 | Phoenix, AZ | 5 | 5 | 0 |
6/1/2012 | Tucson, AZ | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6/1/2012 | Miami, FL | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/2/2012 | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6/2/2012 | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/2/2012 | Clarksdale, MS | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6/2/2012 | Vallejo, CA | 4 | 1 | 3 |
6/2-6/5/2012 | Baltimore, MD | 10 | 4 | 6 |
6/3/2012 | El Mirage, AZ | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/3/2012 | Miami, FL | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/3/2012 | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/4/2012 | Surprise, AZ | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/4/2012 | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/4/2012 | Springfield, MA | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/4/2012 | Little Mexico, TX | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6/4/2012 | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/5/2012 | Fresno, CA | 4 | 1 | 3 |
6/6/2012 | Chicago, IL | 3 | 1 | 2 |
6/7/2012 | Stone Mountain, GA | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/7/2012 | New York, NY | 3 | 3 | 0 |
6/8/2012 | Belle Glade, FL | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/8/2012 | Cobb County, GA | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6/8-6/9/2012 | Hartford, CT | 11 | 2 | 9 |
6/9/2012 | Auburn, AL | 4 | 3 | 1 |
6/9/2012 | Sacramento, CA | 4 | 4 | 0 |
6/9/2012 | Glasgow, MT | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6/9/2012 | Selma, CA | 5 | 5 | 0 |
6/9/2012 | Rochester, NY | 3 | 1 | 2 |
6/9-6/11/2012 | Mount Vernon, NY | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/10/2012 | Hartford, CT | 3 | 1 | 2 |
6/10/2012 | Corpus Christi, TX | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/10/2012 | Goldsboro, NC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
6/11/2012 | Louisville, KY | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/11/2012 | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6/11/2012 | Baltimore, MD | 5 | 0 | 5 |
6/11-6/12/2012 | Chicago, IL | 7 | 2 | 5 |
6/12/2012 | Tucson, AZ | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6/12/2012 | Providence, RI | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6/13/2012 | Kansas City, MO | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/13/2012 | Buffalo, NY | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6/13/2012 | Buffalo, NY | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6/13/2012 | San Francisco, CA | 4 | 2 | 2 |
6/13/2012 | Bakersfiels, CA | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/13/2012 | Chicago, IL | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/14/2012 | Orlando, FL | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/14/2012 | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6/15/2012 | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6/15-6/17/2012 | Chicago, IL | 31 | 5 | 26 |
6/15/2012 | St. Louis, MO | 7 | 2 | 5 |
6/15-6/16/2012 | Hamden, CT | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6/15-6/17/2012 | Chicago, IL | 42 | 7 | 35 |
6/16/2012 | Baltimore, MD | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/16/2012 | Phoenix, AZ | 4 | 0 | 4 |
6/16-6/17/2012 | Camden, NJ | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/17/2012 | Paterson, NJ | 3 | 0 | 3 |
6/17/2012 | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/17/2012 | Anchorage, AK | 3 | 1 | 2 |
6/17/2012 | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6/17/2012 | Anniston, AL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6/18/2012 | New Orleans, LA | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/18/2012 | Pensacola, FL | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/18/2012 | Manatee, FL | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/19/2012 | Chicago, IL | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/19/2012 | Chicago, IL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6/19/2012 | McAllen, TX | 3 | 3 | 0 |
6/19/2012 | New Orleans, LA | 3 | 1 | 2 |
6/20/2012 | Edinburg, TX | 4 | 2 | 2 |
6/20/2012 | Houston, TX | 5 | 3 | 2 |
6/21-6/26/2012 | Flint, MI | 10 | 6 | 4 |
6/22/2012 | Buffalo, NY | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/24/2012 | Trenton, NJ | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/22/2012 | Phoenix, AZ | 3 | 0 | 3 |
6/22/2012 | Ionia, MI | 3 | 1 | 2 |
6/22/2012 | Richmond, CA | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/22-6/23/2012 | Chicago, IL | 14 | 1 | 13 |
6/23/2012 | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/23/2012 | Rockford, IL | 4 | 0 | 4 |
6/23/2012 | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6/23/2012 | Albany, GA | 3 | 0 | 3 |
6/23/2012 | No. Las Vegas, NV | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/23/2012 | Anchorage, AK | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/23/2012 | Atlanta, GA | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/23/2012 | Portland, TX | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/23-6/24/2012 | Salinas, CA | 3 | 1 | 2 |
6/24/2012 | Louisville, KY | 6 | 1 | 5 |
6/24/2012 | Denver, CO | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6/24/2012 | Chicago, IL | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/24/2012 | St. Louis, MO | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/25/2012 | West Houston, TX | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/26/2012 | Tucson, TX | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6/26/2012 | East Orange, NJ | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/26/2012 | Miami, FL | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/26/2012 | Memphis, TN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6/26/2012 | Evansville, IN | 3 | 0 | 3 |
6/27/2012 | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/27/2012 | Chicago, IL | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6/28/2012 | Fayetteville, NC | 3 | 2 | 1 |
6/28/2012 | SE Washington, DC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
6/28/2012 | Newport News, VA | 3 | 1 | 2 |
6/28/2012 | Houston, TX | 5 | 1 | 4 |
6/29/2012 | Chicago, IL | 4 | 0 | 4 |
6/29/2012 | Essex County, NJ | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6/30/2012 | San Jose Hills, CA | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/30 12 | Winterhaven, CA | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6/30/2012 | Chicago, IL | 3 | 1 | 2 |
TOTALS | 361 | 128 | 233 |
See March, April, May reports.