Weapon types used in mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and December 2023, by number of weapons and incidents
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Mother Jones. (December 6, 2023). Weapon types used in mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and December 2023, by number of weapons and incidents [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-weapon-types-used/
Mother Jones. "Weapon types used in mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and December 2023, by number of weapons and incidents." Chart. December 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-weapon-types-used/
Mother Jones. (2023). Weapon types used in mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and December 2023, by number of weapons and incidents. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-weapon-types-used/
Mother Jones. "Weapon Types Used in Mass Shootings in The United States between 1982 and December 2023, by Number of Weapons and Incidents." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-weapon-types-used/
Mother Jones, Weapon types used in mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and December 2023, by number of weapons and incidents Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-weapon-types-used/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Weapon types used in mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and December 2023, by number of weapons and incidents [Graph], Mother Jones, December 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-weapon-types-used/