{"id":190433,"date":"2023-09-19T19:09:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T00:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=184642"},"modified":"2023-09-19T19:09:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T01:13:15","slug":"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Doesn&#8217;t the Federal Gov&#8217;t Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CPRC_1-1024x699.png\" alt=\"A chart showing DGUs and active shooter incidents. \" class=\"wp-image-184645\" width=\"840\" height=\"573\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Armed civilian responders thwart a lot more active shooters than the government officially reports (<em>Photo: CPRC<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-heroic-intervention\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" data-level=\"2\">Heroic Intervention<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-media-s-angle\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" data-level=\"2\">The Media&#8217;s Angle<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-a-different-story\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" data-level=\"2\">A Different Story<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-discrepancies-in-the-data\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" data-level=\"2\">Discrepancies in the Data<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-missing-cases\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" data-level=\"2\">The Missing Cases<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-institutional-reluctance-to-correct\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" data-level=\"2\">Institutional Reluctance to Correct<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-economists-and-criminologists-weigh-in\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" data-level=\"2\">Economists and Criminologists Weigh In<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-a-shift-in-public-perception\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" data-level=\"2\">A Shift in Public Perception<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-concern-for-innocent-bystanders\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" data-level=\"2\">The Concern for Innocent Bystanders<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-political-implications-and-funding-questions\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" data-level=\"2\">Political Implications and Funding Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-heroic-intervention\">Heroic Intervention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 17, 2022, a tragic shooting erupted at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana, killing three people and injuring another. Elisjsha Dicken, a 22-year-old armed with a licensed handgun, courageously stepped in, shooting and neutralizing the attacker within 15 seconds from 40 yards away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-media-s-angle\">The Media&#8217;s Angle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Major publications such as the<em> Associated Press<\/em>, <em>Washington Post,<\/em> and <em>New York Times<\/em> emphasized how seldom armed civilians intervene in such situations, drawing from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/file-repository\/active-shooter-incidents-2000-2018.pdf\/view\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\">FBI statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-different-story\">A Different Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) asserts in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/crimeresearch.org\/2023\/08\/massive-errors-in-fbis-active-shooting-reports-from-2014-2022-regarding-cases-where-civilians-stop-attacks-instead-of-4-6-the-correct-number-is-at-least-35-7-in-2022-it-is-at-least-41-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\">report<\/a> that these media sources rely on data that vastly underrepresents instances where armed citizens have thwarted attacks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discrepancies-in-the-data\">Discrepancies in the Data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The FBI identified only 14 instances from 2014-2022 where armed citizens intervened in active shooter incidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, the CPRC identified 157. This significant difference is attributed to misclassifications and overlooked incidents in the FBI reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-missing-cases\">The Missing Cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CPRC-1024x596.png\" alt=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\" class=\"wp-image-184644\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This chart compares the FBI&#8217;s flawed data with the corrected data gathered by the CPRC.  Note the difference! (<em>Photo: CPRC<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The FBI&#8217;s omission of critical cases has been long-standing. Theo Wold, a former Justice Department official, criticized the Bureau&#8217;s recurring errors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo much of our public understanding of this issue is malformed by this single agency,\u201d notes Wold, in a statement to CPRC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen the Bureau gets it so systematically \u2013 and persistently \u2013 wrong, the cascading effect is incredibly deleterious,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;The FBI exerts considerable influence over state and local law enforcement and policymakers at all levels of government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While acknowledging the challenges in data collection, the consistency of these errors in underreporting citizen interventions raises concerns of distortion or bias!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-institutional-reluctance-to-correct\">Institutional Reluctance to Correct<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Justice Department employee Dr. John Lott has repeatedly informed the FBI of their errors, even publishing a list of overlooked cases in 2015. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, corrections remain absent. Despite acknowledging omissions in some cases, the FBI has yet to update its database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-economists-and-criminologists-weigh-in\">Economists and Criminologists Weigh In<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both criminologists and economists rank the removal of gun-free zones and the provision for teachers and military personnel to carry concealed handguns among their top policy recommendations for preventing mass shootings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-shift-in-public-perception\">A Shift in Public Perception<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3507975\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\">Surveys<\/a> reveal that a significant portion of the American public believes in the efficacy of armed citizens in stopping such attacks, with &#8220;armed citizens&#8221; ranking above &#8220;local police&#8221; and &#8220;federal agents.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-concern-for-innocent-bystanders\">The Concern for Innocent Bystanders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some experts worry about the risks of having more civilians carrying concealed handguns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Professor Moody of the CPRC countered such concerns, emphasizing that data shows armed civilians have not accidentally harmed innocent bystanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>The media and gun control advocates always seem concerned with the worst possible outcomes when firearms are involved.\u00a0We know that armed citizens do, in fact, stop active shooters. And while there\u2019s a possibility of a bystander getting hurt, the data put together by the CPRC show that an armed citizen has yet to accidentally shoot an innocent bystander. We also know that the police have accidentally shot the hero citizen just once. That was in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrtv.com\/news\/national\/witness-says-good-samaritan-shot-gunman-in-deadly-colorado-shooting-incident\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-doesnt-the-federal-govt-want-us-to-know-how-often-armed-civilian-responders-stop-active-shooters\" title=\"Why Doesn't the Federal Gov't Want Us to Know How Often Armed Civilian Responders Stop Active Shooters?\">Colorado on June 21, 2021<\/a>. That\u2019s not something that would normally happen, because the police usually arrive long after the incident is resolved.<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>&#8212; Professor Carl Moody<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-political-implications-and-funding-questions\">Political Implications and Funding Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With allegations of political biases in the FBI&#8217;s domestic terrorism data and unanswered queries regarding the funding allocation for the FBI&#8217;s list of active shooting cases, the issue remains contentious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2A community wants answers.  Mainly, why is the FBI getting it so wrong?  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