I wish John Lott had used better punctuation. I had to read it because this sentence makes no sense to me and I had more respect for him than that. I am still unsure if this is his writing or a quote from CBS.From 1998 to today, all mass public shootings where shots were fired, handguns averaged 8.3 murders. Rifle shootings averaged 13.3. All attacks where both handguns and rifles were fired resulted in more deaths – 21.4, on average.
My problem with this sentence is that it implies there are mass public shootings where no shots were fired. How is that possible?
Or am I too much of a grammar nazi?