school shootings started in the united states in 1840.
when did school shootings start in the united states?
1840
Na
Na
many school shootings in the united states result in one non-fatal injury. the type of firearm most commonly used in school shootings in the united states is the handgun. three school shootings (the 1999 columbine high school massacre in colorado, the 2012 sandy hook elementary school shooting in connecticut, and the 2018 stoneman douglas high school shooting in florida), accounted for 43% of the fatalities; the type of firearm used in the most lethal school shootings was the rifle. high-capacity magazines, which allow the perpetrator to fire dozens of rounds without having to reload, were used in the columbine high school massacre and the sandy hook elementary school shooting.
school shooting