You've probably heard that there have been 355 mass shootings so far this year. Where did that statistic come from? The FBI says there have been 22. A journalist who covers gun crime for Mother Jones says the number is four. Why the disparity? What's the impact of using one set of data over another? Are we devaluing lives if we restrict the definition? Our guests explain:
- Irshad Altheimer, associate professor of criminal justice, criminological theory, criminology,and corrections, Rochester Institute of Technology
- Mark Concordia, assistant professor of criminal justice, Roberts Wesleyan College
