Recent mass shootings in the U.S. Gun deaths in the United States far outstrip terrorism-related deaths Terrorism deaths (1970-2014) 3,521 Includes 2,977 deaths in 9/11 attacks Gun deaths (Jan-Sep 2015) 9,940 Mass shooting incidents ranked by number of dead (including shooter) 33 killed Apr 16, 2007 – Virginia: Student kills 27 fellow students and 5 faculty members on Virginia Tech campus 27 killed Dec 14, 2012 – Connecticut: Gunman kills 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School 24 killed Oct 16, 1991 – Texas: Gunman kills 23 people at Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen, before shooting himself 22 killed Jul 18, 1984 – California: Unemployed security guard opens fire at McDonald’s in San Ysidro, killing 21 people. Gunman killed by police sniper 18 killed Aug 1, 1966 – Texas: Former U.S. Marine kills his mother and wife, then 16 others from tower at University of Texas at Austin. He is then shot by police 15 killed Apr 20, 1999 – Colorado: Two students go on rampage at Columbine High School, shooting dead 12 students and a teacher. Shooters kill themselves in school’s library 14 killed Apr 3, 2009 – New York: Migrant opens fire at immigration centre in Binghamton, killing 13 people and wounding 4. He then kills himself 13 killed Nov 5, 2009 – Texas: U.S. Army psychiatrist opens fire at Fort Hood, killing 13 people and wounding 32. Shooter is sentenced to death 13 killed Sep 16, 2013 – Washington DC: Former Navy reservist kills 12 people at Washington Navy Yard. Gunman is killed by police 12 killed Jul 20, 2012 – Colorado: Masked gunman kills 12 and wounds 70 at premiere of Batman film in Denver. Shooter sentenced to life in prison 10 killed Oct 1, 2015 – Oregon: Gunman bursts into community college in Roseburg, killing 9 people before police shoot him dead 9 killed Jun 17, 2015 – South Carolina: White supremacist gunman kills 9 black churchgoers during Bible study session at Charleston church. Suspect is awaiting trial Sources: Mass Shooting Tracker project, Global Terrorism Database words 339