The Patriot Post® · Holder on Mass Shootings

“Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday the average number of mass shooting incidents has tripled in recent years,” Politico reports. “According to Justice Department figures on mass shootings, 404 people were shot and 207 people were killed from 2009 to 2012. From 2000 to 2008, 324 people were shot and 145 were killed.” Yet his remarks neglect a very important statistic we first reported in September: Since homicides peaked in 1993, murders with guns are down 39%. A Pew Research Center study found that homicides with guns fell almost 49%. Both reports found that non-fatal crimes involving guns were down 70%. In other words, “gun free zones” – a ludicrous policy the Left increasingly encourages – are directly correlated with the rise in mass shootings. Criminals engage in areas of least resistance.