File this under “Stupid people who believe anything and have no math skills”.
Gabby Giffords’ gun control group, Giffords, claimed on Monday that “one in 15 adults,” or over 17 million people, have “survived a mass shooting” in the U.S.
Giffords posted to X: “NEW: One in 15 adults have survived a mass shooting, according to researchers from multiple universities. It’s a startling statistic, yet it doesn’t even include the number of Americans impacted by community violence, domestic violence, and suicides.”
In a subsequent community note, readers added context to the post, writing: “This is likely incorrect and based on exaggerated data. 1 in 15 adults would equal about 17,500,000 survivors. Data shows shows nowhere near that number of killings, much less survivors. The 1 in 15 estimate is off by orders of magnitude.”
By AWR Hawkins