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A mass killing by firearm that consists of 3 or more killings in a single incident (H.R.2076 – 112th U.S. Congress (2011-2012): Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012).
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21 entry terms
- Mass Shooting
- Shooting Spree
- Mass Shooting Event
- Mass Shootings
- Shooting Event, Mass
- Shooting Events, Mass
- Shooting Sprees
- Shooting, Mass
- Shootings, Mass
- Spree, Shooting
- Sprees, Shooting
- Active Shooter Event
- School Shooting
- Active Shooter Events
- Event, Active Shooter
- Events, Active Shooter
- School Shootings
- Shooter Event, Active
- Shooter Events, Active
- Shooting, School
- Shootings, School
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9 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.
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History Note
2024
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Previous Indexing
- Gun Violence (2019-2023)
- Mass Casualty Incidents (2008-2023)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Mass Shooting Events. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000097907. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000097907
- Mass Shooting Events. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting
- Mass Shooting Events. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21480300