How Many Mass Shootings Have Been Carried Out by Transgender People?
Twitter's owner, Elon Musk.Benny Johnson, a political columnist and Turning Point U.S.A. official, wrote in his viral tweet: "One thing is VERY clear: the modern trans movement is radicalizing activists into terrorists."Musk—who has expressed varying views on transgender issues and is reported to have a transgender child—replied to the tweet with an exclamation mark, itself seen 2.2 million times.The Colorado Springs shooter identified as non binary.The Denver shooter identified as trans.The Aberdeen shooter identified as trans.The Nashville shooter identified as trans.
One thing is VERY clear: the modern trans movement is radicalizing activists into terrorists.The tweet follows a school shooting in Nashville on Monday, in which Audrey Hale—identified by police as transgender—is suspected to have shot and killed six people, including three members of staff and three nine-year-old children."The trans movement is pushing more and more extremism each day," said Oli London, a media personality who has become critical of the transgender movement since deciding to detransition. "They recruit people, indoctrinate them and pump them full of propaganda until they become filled with hate and rage."While some used the apparent prevalence of shootings by transgender individuals to highlight mental health concerns, others pointed out that there had already been more than 100 mass shooters in 2023 alone.
Therefore, the number of mass shootings perpetrated by transgender individuals mounted to a fraction of the total number in the U.S.
over the past five years.According to figures from the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 131 mass shootings this year, and there were 647 in 2022.
