A cross section of kill-to-injury ratios of major mass shootings suggests that if Adam Lanza acted alone in carrying out the Sandy Hook Elementary School carnage he was among the most accurate killers in modern history, exceeding even the lethal damage meted out by Al Capone’s machine gun-wielding henchmen in the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.
| Incident, # of shooters, weapon(s) used | Shot | Killed | Wounded | Kill-to-wounded ratio |
| SANDY HOOK (2012) 1 shooter, AR-15, .223 | 27 | 26 (96.2%) | 1 (3.8%) | 26:1 |
| Aurora, CO (2012) 1 shooter, AR-15, .223 | 71 | 12 (16.9%) | 59 (83%) | 1:5 |
| Tucson, AZ (2011) 1 shooter, Glock 9mm | 14 | 6 (42.8%) | 8 (57.1%) | 1:1.2 |
| N. Ill. U (2008) 1 shooter, 9mm | 26 | 5 (20%) | 21 ((80%) | 1:4 |
| Virginia Tech (2007) 1 shooter, 9mm pistol | 49 | 32 (68%) | 17 (32%) | 2:1 |
| Columbine, CO (1999) 2 shooters, 12 ga., 9mm | 33 | 12 (36%) | 21 (64%) | 1:2 |
| U. Iowa (1991) 1 shooter/.38 spec. | 6 | 5 (83%) | 1 (16%) | 5:1 |
| Stockton, CA (1989) 1 shooter AK-47 | 35 | 5 (14%) | 30 (86%) | 1:6 |
| École Polytechnique/Montreal Massacre (1989) 1 shooter, Ruger Mini 14 .223 | 27 | 14 (52%) | 13 (48%) | 1.1:1 |
| Cal. St. Fullerton (1976) 1 shooter .22 LR semi-auto | 9 | 7 (78%) | 2 (22%) | 3.5:1 |
| U. Texas Tower (1966) 1 shooter | 48 | 16 (33%) | 32 (67%) | 1:2 |
| St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1929) 2 shooters, .45 submachine guns | 7 | 6 (85.8%) | 1 (14.2%) | 6:1 |
Never mind the facts, however. The public has been repeatedly told by corporate news media that the December 14, 2012 incident was exclusively carried out by the awkward 20-year-old man with virtually no firearms or military training.
“The debate over gun violence gained urgency after a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six adults on December 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut,” Reuters observed as recently as February 7. “The killer, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, used a Bushmaster AR-15 type assault rifle to shoot his victims before killing himself.”[1]
Over the past seven weeks mainstream media have spoken in one earsplitting voice to drive home the now familiar “lone gunman” storyline ostensibly proffered by law enforcement while dismissing a multitude of important evidence indicating a far more complex scenario.
Indeed, as information recently pointed to by Digital Journal indicates,[2] in a widescale rush to judgment major news media have neglected vital information and statements from Connecticut state authorities suggesting that Lanza may have had accomplices…
The table is wrong in that there was NOT an AR-15 used at Sandy Hook, at least by Lanza. That fact just makes the marksmanship more incredible.
Related:
Connecticut State’s Attorney Stephen Sedensky has argued that unsealing warrants in the Sandy Hook case might “seriously jeopardize” the investigation by disclosing information known only to other “potential suspects.”…
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