Topic: Gun Crime Statistics

Owen Shroyer uses Chicago's weekend crime statistics—22 shot and 5 killed—as evidence of the failure of "gun-free zones" run by Democrats. He argues that disarming law-abiding citizens while releasing violent criminals creates a dangerous environment where only the state and criminals remain armed. Shroyer compares the current push for disarmament to historical fascist regimes like those of Mao, Stalin, and Hitler.

A historical review of school incidents from the 1950s through the 1990s shows a significant shift in the nature and reporting of "school shootings." Kate Dalley notes that the definition of a school shooting has been broadened to include any discharge of a firearm within a mile of a campus. She links the rise in high-casualty events and media saturation to the 2012 modernization of the Smith-Mundt Act under the Obama administration.