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:
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.
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.
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.
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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