Special Report

The Number of School Shootings Every Year Since 1980

Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

1992
> School shootings: 33
> Mass shootings (4+ victims killed): 2
> U.S. gun ownership: 47% (est.)

Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

1993
> School shootings: 47
> Mass shootings (4+ victims killed): 4
> U.S. gun ownership: 47% (est.)

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1994
> School shootings: 40
> Mass shootings (4+ victims killed): 1
> U.S. gun ownership: 47% (est.)

Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

1995
> School shootings: 22
> Mass shootings (4+ victims killed): 1
> U.S. gun ownership: 47% (est.)

Source: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images

1996
> School shootings: 21
> Mass shootings (4+ victims killed): 1
> U.S. gun ownership: 44%

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