UPDATE: The number murdered has now reached 14. Original Post: Yet another mass murder with a vehicle. It just makes it clear that terrorists can murder people in many different ways. Besides using the truck, the murderer reportedly made multiple IEDs. The attacker...
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Updated: Germany’s Magdeburg Christmas market Car Attack: Five Murdered, at least 200 Injured
We used to keep track of vehicle attacks around the world, partly as a comparison to other mass murders around the world. We might have to update that list. On December 20th, 2024, another attack occurred at a Christmas celebration in Magdeburg, Germany. Five people...
Why do Red Flag Laws only focus on taking away a dangerous person’s guns?: U-Haul driver kills one and injures eight in New York City
If a person is really a danger to themselves or others, confiscating guns Isn’t much of a solution. There are so many other ways for disturbed people to harm themselves or others. Yet, the advocates of Red Flag Laws want people to believe if you simply take away the...
Saskatchewan, Canada stabbing leaves at least 10 murdered, 15 wounded
We have previously collected knife attacks from 2010 to early 2014. A series of stabbings at a First Nation community and in another nearby town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan left 10 people dead and 15 wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they...
UPDATED: Vehicle attacks around the world since 2000
Terrorist vehicle attacks with 4 or more fatalities are still relatively rare, though they are becoming more frequent. Radical Muslims committed 83% of mass public attacks committed up through the end of 2017. Including attacks where fewer than 4 victims...
A note on mass victim knife attacks around the world: a single, very small 16 year old was able to wound at least 24 people with a knife in just 5 minutes
John Lott had a discussion about the Pennsylvania attack on Coast to Coast AM (April 10, 2014 from 1:08 to 1:11 AM). Franklin Regional High School near Pittsburgh was the horrific scene on Wednesday with "at least 24" injured, including 5 critically wounded. The...