The worst US shootings on this date (Aug. 5) are listed below. #GunsDontMakeUsSafer The deadliest: 1) a neo-Nazi shot 10, 7 fatally, at a temple; 2) a man killed 4 neighbors; 3) a man shot 6, 3 fatally, in a property dispute; 4) a man killed his mother, grandma, uncle & himself:

U.S. Mass Shootings On This Date@mstonthisdate.bsky.social · 4h ago

(🧵1/39) On this date (Aug. 5) in 2012, a neo-Nazi white supremacist shot 10 people at a Sikh temple, killing 6, before fatally shooting himself. A 7th victim was left paralyzed and died of from complications in 2020 (Oak Creek, Wis.): 💔😡💔 #DisarmHate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiscons...

(🧵1/39) On this date (Aug. 5) in 2012, a neo-Nazi white supremacist shot 10 people at a Sikh temple, killing 6, before fatally shooting himself. A 7th victim was left paralyzed and died of from complications in 2020 (Oak Creek, Wis.): 💔😡💔 #DisarmHate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiscons...

(🧵1/32) On this date (Aug. 4) in 2019, a 24-yr-old man shot 26 people, 9 fatally (including his transgender sibling), outside a bar using an AR-15 with a 100-round magazine. Police killed him within 32 seconds (Dayton, Ohio): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Da...

(🧵1/30) On this date (Aug. 3) in 2019, a white supremacist shot 45 people, 23 fatally, at a Walmart, in a hate crime targeting Hispanics; he later claimed he believed he was acting at Donald Trump’s direction (El Paso, Texas): 💔😡💔 #DisarmHate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_El...

(🧵1/33) On this date (Aug. 2) in 2022, a 45-yr-old man shot and killed his wife and 3 daughters before fatally shooting himself (Orlando, Fla.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.is/3u69C

(🧵1/29) On this date (Aug. 1) in 1966, a former Marine sharpshooter shot 46 people, 16 fatally, before being killed by police. The man killed his wife and mother the night before (Austin, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univers...

(🧵1/39) On this date (July 31) in 2018, a 25-yr-old man fatally shot 3 friends and wounded 2 others, including his pregnant girlfriend (Gardena, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer mynewsla.com/crime/2024/0...

(🧵1/43) On this date (July 30) in 2018, a man involved in a child custody dispute shot and killed his wife, his ex-wife, and his 6-yr-old son before fatally shooting himself (Queens, N.Y.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/IDcUN

(🧵1/34) On this date (July 29) in 1999, a stock trader shot 22 other traders, 9 fatally, before killing himself. He killed his 2nd wife and 2 young children 2 days earlier and was suspected of killing his 1st wife (Atlanta, Ga.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_At...

(🧵1/45) On this date (July 28) in 2019, a man shot and killed his mother, brother, and nephew, then fatally shot a woman he’d been harassing and gravely wounded both her parents before killing himself (Chippewa Falls, Wis.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/NNmZJ

(🧵1/36) On this date (July 27) in 2019, a man shot 4 family members (his adopted 13-yr-old son and his stepmother’s adult son at home, then his stepmother and father at a nursing home) before killing himself (Robstown, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/vSFsI

(🧵1/37) On this date (July 26) in 2013, a paranoid man – a concealed-carry permittee – set his apartment on fire, then fatally shot 6 people and held 2 people as hostages before being killed by a SWAT team (Hialeah, Fla.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Hi...

(🧵1/35) On this date (July 25) in 2021, a 41-yr-old father armed with an AK-47 shot and killed his two sons, their mother, and a police deputy, wounded another deputy, then fatally shot himself (Wasco, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.is/l4mWm

(🧵1/35) On this date (July 24) in 1993, a man involved in the manufacture of meth and his girlfriend executed a dealer, his wife, and their 2 young daughters after the dealer was set to testify (Mason City, Iowa): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Io...

(🧵1/51) On this date (July 23) in 1977, a 26-yr-old man, who was served divorce papers the previous day, randomly opened fire and killed 6 people at a restaurant, including an 8-month-pregnant woman (Klamath Falls, Ore.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/N0q1b

(🧵1/29) On this date (July 22) in 2015, a man shot and killed his wife and 2 children, critically wounded his father-in-law (who died from his injuries 5 months later), then fatally shot himself (Suwanee, Ga.) 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/GCj4b

(🧵1/44) On this date (July 21) in 1980, a former army sniper with a rifle shot 5 neighbors, 4 fatally, then surrendered. A jury convicted him of 3rd-degree murder after the defense claimed temporary insanity (Coraopolis, Pa.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/x12Hd

(🧵1/32) On this date (July 20) in 2012, a man armed with an AR-15 and a 100-round magazine stormed a late-night movie premiere and shot 70 people, 12 fatally, before being arrested (Aurora, Colo.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Au...

(🧵1/36) On this date (July 19) in 1995, a man shot and killed 4 co-workers with a 19-shot Glock pistol after receiving a poor performance review (Los Angeles, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/86WUJ

(🧵1/38) On this date (July 18) in 1984, a man entered a busy McDonald's and opened fire, killing 22 (including 5 children and an unborn child) and wounding 19 before being killed by a police sniper (San Ysidro, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Ysi...

(🧵1/46) On this date (July 17) in 2016, a man with an assault rifle shot 6 police officers, 4 fatally, before being killed. Police received a call about an armed man, but dismissed it due to the state's open carry law (Baton Rouge, La.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_sh...

(🧵1/47) On this date (July 16) in 1978, a man, his wife, and his brother fatally shot 6 employees (4 juveniles) at a restaurant after murdering a family a few weeks earlier. The man’s wife implicated him in 34 murders (Oklahoma City, OK):💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_D...

(🧵1/38) On this date (July 15) in 2023, a man with an AR-15 fatally shot 4 of his neighbors, then shot and wounded 3 responding police officers before being killed in a shootout (Hampton, Ga.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/Av4sv

(🧵1/39) On this date (July 14) in 2024, a 27-yr-old man shot and killed the mother of his child and her 2 friends in a car, then fatally shot himself; his 3-yr-old daughter was also in the car (Holly Springs, Miss.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer wreg.com/news/local/h...

(🧵1/46) On this date (July 13) in 2024, 16 people were shot, 4 fatally, in a drive-by shooting during a birthday party at a social club (Birmingham, Ala.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/wtvRQ

(🧵1/44) On this date (July 12) in 1976, an employee shot 9 people, 7 fatally, at a university before being arrested. The gunman had a history of domestic violence (Fullerton, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califor...

(🧵1/36) On this date (July 11) in 2016, a handcuffed inmate grabbed a deputy's gun, shot and killed 2 bailiffs, and wounded a deputy and a female bystander before being killed by two other bailiffs (St. Joseph, Mich.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Jos...

(🧵1/24) On this date (July 10) in 2024, a 54-yr-old man with an AR-15 shot and killed his 1- and 6-year-old sons, wife, mother-in-law, and father-in-law, and then nonfatally shot himself before being arrested (Alameda Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer archive.ph/dVCQH

(🧵1/27) On this date (July 9) in 2014, a man looking for his ex-wife shot his ex-wife’s sister, her husband, and 5 of their children; only the oldest child – a 15-yr-old girl – survived the shooting (Spring, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Ha...

(🧵1/35) On this date (July 8) in 2003, a man shot 14 of his co-workers, 6 fatally, at a Lockheed Martin plant and then committed suicide; he targeted Black co-workers and had a history of making racist threats (Meridian, Miss.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockhee...