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Massive errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014-2025 regarding cases where civilians stop attacks: Instead of 3.9%, the correct number is at least 36.6%. Excluding gun-free zones, it averaged over 52.9%. In 2025, it was 58.3%.

Massive errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014-2025 regarding cases where civilians stop attacks: Instead of 3.9%, the correct number is at least 36.6%. Excluding gun-free zones, it averaged over 52.9%. In 2025, it was 58.3%.

Data: For convenience, the Excel file is available here, as well as a webpage with the list and links to the underlying news stories (see also here). We also show cases that the FBI missed of both armed and unarmed civilians stopping active shooting...

UPDATED: Should We Deport Illegal Aliens Only After They’re Convicted?: Waiting for a Drug Selling Conviction Can Cost Taxpayers Up to >$600K. Even if all illegals who have been charged but not convicted face this type of crime, the total legal costs would be up to $149 Billion

UPDATED: Should We Deport Illegal Aliens Only After They’re Convicted?: Waiting for a Drug Selling Conviction Can Cost Taxpayers Up to >$600K. Even if all illegals who have been charged but not convicted face this type of crime, the total legal costs would be up to $149 Billion

Take the case of Isaac Melendez-Carranza, an illegal alien from El Salvador, who was recently arrested for allegedly selling fentanyl to students at Park View High School in Loudoun County, Virginia. Investigators linked him to at least two student...

Mass Public Shooting stopped by an armed civilian.
The suspect shot and killed a coworker and wounded another at a West Palm Beach warehouse, attempted to reload his gun, and was stopped when a supervisor—who had retrieved a firearm—and other employees confronted him and

Mass Public Shooting stopped by an armed civilian.
Stevens County 911 received multiple calls reporting a man walking along Old Kettle Road in Kettle Falls armed with a rifle, yelling threats, and firing shots in a residential area. Two nearby armed residents attempted to

Mass Public Shooting prevented by an armed Civilian.
Jordan Salinas returned fire after seeing the gunman shooting at vehicles outside the Twin Falls In-N-Out (Twin Falls, Idaho In-N-Out, August 1, 2026). An off-duty police officer also returned fire. Their combined gunfire

Congressman Thomas Massie gives a speech on the House floor that mentions Dr. John Lott. Our discussion of the bill Massie is discussing is provided in this write up at Real Clear Politics. Democrats claim that 5.1 million dangerous or prohibited people having been stopped from

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