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"Of the 97 countries where we identified mass public shootings, the U.S. ranks 64th per capita in its rate of attacks and 65th in fatalities." - John Lott

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Every year, mass shootings are [[Armed self-defense|prevented by armed citizens]], and these stories go with very little reporting, or completely unreported altogether, with [[media bias]] being one of the reasons why.

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"98 percent of mass public shootings since 1950 have occurred in places where citizens are banned from having guns" and "[o]f the 97 countries where we identified mass public shootings, the U.S. ranks 64th per capita in its rate of attacks and 65th in fatalities. Major European countries, such as Norway, Finland, France, Switzerland and Russia, all have at least 25 percent higher per capita murder rates from mass public shootings."<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mass-shooters-russia-public-shootings-thousand-oaks-mercy-hospital-chicago-1121-story.html John Lott, Chicago Tribute, Nov. 21, 2018]</ref>

The following are incomplete lists of instances where mass shootings and loss of life have been prevented by armed, law-abiding citizens:

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