Shootings At Walmart Stores Are On The Rise For The Third Year In A Row

[hazlnut]

Shootings At Walmart Stores Are On The Rise For The Third Year In A Row

But I've noticed something alarming: the rate of shootings is steadily increasing. It's so frequent, now, that I hardly have time to chronicle all of them, and fell behind for a while. Sometimes there are as many as two or three incidents per day. What does the data say? The graph below sums it up pretty well.

In all of 2012, I found 53 shooting incidents on Walmart properties. In 2013, there were that many incidents by the beginning of October. This year, they have already matched that number by July. If a linear regression is predictive, they are set to beat last year's high of 83 by a comfortable margin, perhaps around 100 incidents.

Important consumer safety information.

 

[Ravi]

One more reason to avoid Walmart.

 

[Mad Scientist]

From the article:

Don't you think that selling guns and ammo, and having a permissive policy about conceal carry, might have something to do with these alarming numbers?

No mention of how many shooters were on SSRI Prescription Drugs.

I don't recall ONE shooter who bought his gun then IMMEDIATELY went on a rampage. WalMart or anywhere elese.

Concealed Carriers are usually the ones who stop these shootings.

WalMart should just put more effort into cleaning up their filthy stores.

 

[Stephanie]

Well, thank your Dear leader

people are frikken struggling under him...anyone been grocery shopping lately?
gas headed to $4 a gallon, more people have into slid into poverty level under him...instead of bitching about the citizens and walmart, call your dear leader up and dial him in will ya?

 

[Papageorgio]

To bad those on the left don't give a damn about their constituents in Chicago. It's only because Walmart is considered a right wing company does this get any play.

Chicago has how many shootings a weekend and hypocrites like hazynut, turn a blind eye.

 

[Stephanie]

To bad those on the left don't give a damn about their constituents in Chicago. It's only because Walmart is considered a right wing company does this get any play.

Chicago has how many shootings a weekend and hypocrites like hazynut, turn a blind eye.

no kidding...they don't care about any of them. Only ones they can use for their agenda

just transparent and uncaring as can be

it's a sick tactic they use and also tacky as hell

 

[tinydancer]

WTF? Why is this thread in Politics? This is bullshit.

 

[Ava]

To bad those on the left don't give a damn about their constituents in Chicago. It's only because Walmart is considered a right wing company does this get any play.

Chicago has how many shootings a weekend and hypocrites like hazynut, turn a blind eye.

The more stores one has, the more people come to them. It stands to reason, there would be more shootings at Walmart, as in theory, the Law of Large Numbers is at work.

 

[NYcarbineer]

To bad those on the left don't give a damn about their constituents in Chicago. It's only because Walmart is considered a right wing company does this get any play.

Chicago has how many shootings a weekend and hypocrites like hazynut, turn a blind eye.

Do we need more guns in Chicago? That's the gun rights extremists' solution.

 

[Ava]

To bad those on the left don't give a damn about their constituents in Chicago. It's only because Walmart is considered a right wing company does this get any play.

Chicago has how many shootings a weekend and hypocrites like hazynut, turn a blind eye.

Do we need more guns in Chicago? That's the gun rights extremists' solution.

NO! No one should have a right to defend themselves....

 

[Spoonman]

Shootings At Walmart Stores Are On The Rise For The Third Year In A Row

But I've noticed something alarming: the rate of shootings is steadily increasing. It's so frequent, now, that I hardly have time to chronicle all of them, and fell behind for a while. Sometimes there are as many as two or three incidents per day. What does the data say? The graph below sums it up pretty well.

In all of 2012, I found 53 shooting incidents on Walmart properties. In 2013, there were that many incidents by the beginning of October. This year, they have already matched that number by July. If a linear regression is predictive, they are set to beat last year's high of 83 by a comfortable margin, perhaps around 100 incidents.

Important consumer safety information.

its the number one place for people to spend their welfare dollars. what do you expect

 

[Spoonman]

To bad those on the left don't give a damn about their constituents in Chicago. It's only because Walmart is considered a right wing company does this get any play.

Chicago has how many shootings a weekend and hypocrites like hazynut, turn a blind eye.

Do we need more guns in Chicago? That's the gun rights extremists' solution.

problem is, chicago has restrictive gun laws. honest citizens can't get them. only criminals who don't give a flying fuck what worthless law you pass have them.

 

[BillyV]

According to Walmart's investor FAQs:

Walmart serves more than 245 million customers and members weekly worldwide.

So about 2 shootings per week out of 245 million customers...

Your odds of winning the Powerball lottery grand prize are better than your being shot at Walmart.

 

[Peach]

According to Walmart's investor FAQs:

Walmart serves more than 245 million customers and members weekly worldwide.

So about 2 shootings per week out of 245 million customers...

Your odds of winning the Powerball lottery grand prize are better than your being shot at Walmart.

Being the biggest retailer will mean the largest numbers of crimes, yes.

 

[norwegen]

One more reason to avoid Walmart.

True. Likewise, we should keep our kids away from the public schools.

 

[westwall]

To bad those on the left don't give a damn about their constituents in Chicago. It's only because Walmart is considered a right wing company does this get any play.

Chicago has how many shootings a weekend and hypocrites like hazynut, turn a blind eye.

Do we need more guns in Chicago? That's the gun rights extremists' solution.

More guns in the right hands? Absolutely. You're tactic of disarming everyone doesn't seem to work too well. And you know what they say about somebody trying the same thing over and over expecting a different result don't you

 

[hazlnut]

To bad those on the left don't give a damn about their constituents in Chicago. It's only because Walmart is considered a right wing company does this get any play.

Chicago has how many shootings a weekend and hypocrites like hazynut, turn a blind eye.

Do we need more guns in Chicago? That's the gun rights extremists' solution.

More guns in the right hands?

Not more guns - there are already enough out there.

 

[hazlnut]

There's a new Walmart on the other side of my town.

Parking lot was virtually empty.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

One more reason to avoid Walmart.

Over 18 million people visit Walmart EVERY day, so when you count up these incidents, it's a drop in a swimming pool.
I would say your odds are pretty good that you'll be safe.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

There's a new Walmart on the other side of my town.

Parking lot was virtually empty.

Give it time, the parking lot will soon be full every day.