Monday, October 1, 2012

Clinton and Bush -- The Cause of School Shootings

Clinton and Bush
The majority of school shootings have taken place during William Jefferson Blythe Clinton and George W. Bush's reign. Precisely forty out of forty two shootings. Since its inception, America has always had guns and schools coexisting at about the same time. Yet amazingly forty shootings have taken place during their presidency! Consider also that these forty shootings took place during a period when the number of gun laws and restrictions was growing! At least during the Clinton regime. Further, it is of course a given that no one has ever cared more about ending school violence and taking away guns then these presidents have. Nor has anyone else worked harder than they have toward this end.
Note that I am only including intentional shootings, not accidental gun discharges. Nor am I counting the incidents of carnage involving the use of a car (as in California in 1999) or any other type of instrument. The list of school shootings during the reign of Clinton is as follows:
Clinton and Bush
February 9, 1992. Stockton, California, high school, 2 dead.
May 1, 1992. Brooklyn, New York, high school, 4 dead, 9 wounded.
January 12, 1993. Miami, Florida, high school, 1 dead.
January 18, 1993. Grayson, Kentucky, high school, 2 dead.
March 25, 1993. St. Louis, Missouri, high school, 1 wounded.
May 24, 1993. Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, high school, 1 dead.
April 8, 1994. Maryland high school, 1 wounded.
February 2, 1996. Moses Lake, Washington, junior high school, 3 dead,1 wounded.
April 15,1996. Washington, District of Columbia, high school, 1 wounded.
February 19, 1997. Bethel, Alaska, high school, 2 dead, 2 wounded.
May 1, 1997. New York City, New York, high school, 1 wounded.
October 1, 1997. Pearl, Mississippi, high school, 2 dead, 7 wounded.
December 1, 1997. West Peducah, Kentucky, high school, 3 dead, 5 wounded.
December 15, 1997. Stamps, Arkansas, 2 wounded.
March 24, 1998. Jonesboro, Arkansas, middle school, 5 dead, 10 wounded.
April 24, 1998. Edinboro, Pennsylvania, middle school, 1 dead.
April 28, 1998. Pomona, California, elementary school, 2 dead, 1 wounded.
May 19, 1998. Fayetteville, Tennessee, high school, 1 dead.
May 21, 1998. Springfield, Oregon, high school, 2 dead.
Clinton and Bush
June 15, 1998. Richmond, Virginia, high school, 2 wounded.
April 20, 1999. Littleton, Colorado, high school, 15 dead, 28 wounded.
May 20, 1999. Conyers, Georgia, high school, 6 wounded.
November 19, 1999. Deming, New Mexico, middle school, 1 dead.
December 6, 1999. Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, middle school, 4 wounded.
February 29, 2000. Mount Morris Township, Michigan, elementary school, 1 dead.
May 26, 2000. Lake Worth, Florida, middle school, 1 dead.
September 26, 2000. New Orleans, Carter G. Woodson Middle School, 2 wounded.
August 28, 2000. Fayetteville, Arkansas, University of Arkansas, 2 dead.
So the "body count" during Clinton's war on America is fifty one dead and eighty three wounded.
The list of school shootings prior to and after Clinton are as follows:
August 1, 1966. Austin, Texas, college, 14 dead.
Clinton and Bush
July 12, 1976. Fullerton, California, college, 7 dead, 2 wounded.
March 5, 2001. Santee, California, high school, 2 dead 13 wounded.
March 7, 2001. Williamsport, Pennsylvania, high school, 1 wounded.
March 22, 2001. El Cajon, California, high school, 5 wounded.
March 30, 2001. Gary, Indiana, high school, 1 dead.
January 15, 2002. New York, New York, 2 wounded.
January 16, 2002. Grungy, Virginia, law school, 3 dead, 3 wounded.
2003, Case Western Reserve University Law School, 1 dead, 2 wounded.
Jan 10, 2003, Orlando, Florida, middle school, 1 dead.
September 2003, Cold Spring, MN, high School, 2 dead.
March 21, 2005, Bemidji, MN, high school, 10 dead, 15 wounded.
October 20, 2005, Saginaw, MI, high school, 1 wounded.
November 8, 2005, Jacksboro, TN, high school, 1 dead, 2 wounded.
The "body count" for all non Clinton school shootings is forty two dead and thirty six wounded.
Clinton and Bush
What is the explanation for the fact that 96 percent of the school shootings have taken place during Clinton (aka Bubba) and George W. Bush's (aka Dubya) presidency? Let us now consider some possible explanations. As mentioned above, these shootings have taken place during a time period when there was an increase in the number of federal and state laws restricting or eliminating gun ownership. In other words, during the pre Clinton era, there weren't enough gun laws. Yet, in that same Wild West pre Clinton era, there were only two school shootings!

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