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Active Shooting
A police officer is among the dead, and five other officers were wounded.
Mass Shooting
That's according to the Mass Shooting Tracker's definition. According to the FBI, there were none.
Commentary
What is the National Rifle Association, if its leader no longer bothers to publicly address or try to redefine the mass shootings that shock the nation?
More than half of the recovered guns had been purchased by the shooter or a family member in the last three years.
As we learn more about gunman Chris Harper Mercer and his victims, here are some of the big things to watch in this developing story.
In Memoriam
At least 4,080 people killed by gunfire. More than 9,000 wounded. The real story of the season was not the shootings that drew the most headlines.
Politics
How blaming gun violence on the unpredictable actions of the mentally ill can sidetrack a push for more meaningful policy solutions.
Data
America accounted for 62 percent of the world's mass public shootings at schools and workplaces between 1966–2012.
The research corroborates earlier reports — and offers new perspective on other, less-discussed categories of multiple-victim gun homicides.
Community Violence
Advocates claim the state's high rate of gun violence is a product of its lax gun laws and poor regulation of the firearms industry.