Topic: Shootingtracker

The hosts investigate ShootingTracker.com, a website frequently cited by mainstream media for mass shooting statistics. They reveal the site was started by a Reddit moderator from the "GunsAreCool" community with ties to Bloomberg-funded gun control groups. The site's data is criticized for including non-lethal incidents, such as pellet gun injuries, to inflate the number of "mass shootings" reported to the public.

Gayle King confronts Paul Ryan with statistics from ShootingTracker.com, claiming there have been 354 mass shootings in the U.S. since January. The hosts deconstruct this exchange, questioning the definition of a "mass shooting" and the validity of the frequency metrics used by the media. They suggest the numbers are being manipulated to create a sense of urgency for gun legislation.

The American Public Health Association (APHA) is promoting a campaign to treat gun violence as a public health issue, similar to automobile safety or smoking. The organization utilizes data from ShootingTracker.com, a crowdsourced wiki, to claim that mass shootings occur nearly every day in the United States. Critics point out that the site's definition of "mass shooting" differs from official FBI statistics, leading to potentially misleading public health data.