School Shootings
Tracker
Of course I am not going to list all the school shootings, but HERE IS A TRACKER of them all if you’d care to know. It features multiple charts and breakdowns that are easy to read and paints a picture. I believe by now we have nearly one school shooting or incident for every day of the year.
https://k12ssdb.org/all-shootings
2024
2024-01-04 After the Perry, Iowa school shooting, Trump told the community they would “have to get over it.”
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=775213131268910
2025 January
2025-01-20 The administration eliminated the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, repealed the ATF’s zero-tolerance dealer policy, reduced community-violence funding, and removed $1 billion for school mental-health programs.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/17/trump-gun-violence-public-health-advisory-00234171
https://www.everytown.org/trump-administration-guns-federal-action/
https://www.bradyunited.org/press/white-house-office-gun-violence-prevention-reported-closure
2025 August
2025-08-27 After a Catholic-school shooting in Minneapolis Jen Psaki cited that addressing school shootings required action – not just prayer. Karoline Leavitt and Fox commentators characterized Psaki’s remarks as an attack on prayer
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1499211274580946
2025-08-28 During a White House briefing, right-wing influencer Brandon Tatum claimed school shootings were a mental-health issue and “not a gun thing”.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/maga-influencers-astonishing-comment-guns-1357810
2025-08-28 RFK Jr. blamed antidepressants for school shootings. RFK told Fox SSRI drugs may contribute to violence.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/28/school-shooting-kennedy-antidepressants-claim
https://newrepublic.com/post/199726/rfk-jr-finds-twisted-reason-take-away-anti-depression-meds
2025-08-31 Pope Leo called school shootings in America a “pandemic of arms”.
2052 September
2025-09-08 Reports estimate the school-security industry is a $4 billion annual market, including drones, metal detectors, trauma kits, and related services.
- Campus Guardian Angel: sells drones
- CEIA USA: sells metal detectors
- SAM Medical: sells trauma kits
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/08/nx-s1-5317647/school-shooting-industry
Campus Guardian Angel: sells drones
National School Safety Conference:
CEIA USA: metal detector manufacturer
SAM Medical: Trauma kits
2025-09-10 A school shooting occurred at Evergreen High School in Colorado on the same day Charlie Kirk was shot, but it received comparatively little media attention
https://www.cpr.org/2025/09/11/what-we-know-evergreen-high-school-shooting/
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/evergreen-high-school-shooting-colorado-updates/
2026 June
2026-06-22 A suspect was detained at a California library for attempting a “Columbine” style massacre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1IcBgIUfJc&list=WL&index=6
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/chico-library-shooting-northern-california
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooting-california-library-chico-butte-county-rcna351330