'Wow': Journalist Attempts to 'Debunk' Anti-Gun Group's List of 'School Shootings in America Since Sandy Hook' — Here’s What He Found

Everytown for Gun safety, an anti-gun group formed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and prominent gun control advocate Shannon Watts, released new data on Tuesday suggesting that there have been an average of 1.37 school shootings every single week in the U.S. since the deadly 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut.

The anti-gun organization cites a total of 74 school shootings since Dec. 14, 2012. However, several of the shootings have come under scrutiny as some of them appear to have occurred off-campus and at least one may have been an instance of self-defense.

Journalist Charles C. Johnson dug deeper into Everytown’s data on Tuesday and published his findings on Twitter. He also criticized the fact that the group classified violent disputes and gang-related violence as “school shootings.”

“It's not a school shooting when someone goes and shoots a specific person on campus. It's a shooting that happens to take place at school,” he wrote.

Take a look at Johnson's findings:

Another fake shooting listed by Everytown gun map was drug related, not on campus. https://t.co/6Cu9g6KSPK #RHShooting

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 10, 2014

Another fake shooting listed by everytown. A gunman ran onto campus, was chased by police, shot student accidentally. https://t.co/Q5M4iS3hhF

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson)

June 10, 2014

Another fake school shooting listed by everytown. 19-year-old shot in elementary parking lot over dice game at 9 PM. https://t.co/K9Tsr2F4QE

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 10, 2014

Another fake school shooting listed by everytown. Gang-involved student accidentally shot herself in thigh. https://t.co/ckndZO73nI

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 10, 2014

Another fake school shooting by everytown. UCF college student committed suicide in public. https://t.co/J7svZ9OxLU

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 10, 2014

Another fake school shooting listed by Everytown. Teen committed suicide. https://t.co/US9HYPZCHb

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 10, 2014

Another fake school shooting by Everytown. Off campus, gang-related shooting in NC. https://t.co/hzlO30Sxkk

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 10, 2014

Another fake school shooting listed by #everytown. Student shoots friend over money they owe for illegal gambling. https://t.co/pueIO7N7md

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 10, 2014

Another fake school shooting listed by everytown. Honors student shoots self in front of class. https://t.co/8BHLTASxyT

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 10, 2014

Another fake school shooting listed by Everytown. Northwest High School principal shot by her ex-husband on campus. https://t.co/RwwVbPmbL5

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 10, 2014

Another fake school shooting by Everytown. Student killed because of gang activity. https://t.co/Q0eoKvJycQ

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 10, 2014

Yet another fake school shooting by Everytown. Student shoots another student over dispute over Nintendo Wii payment. https://t.co/uegt1JPAr4

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 10, 2014

Another fake school shooting by Everytown. Gang-related, student fist fight becomes gun fight. https://t.co/KRG4nmf92Y

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Another fake school shooting by Everytown. Crazy man shoots himself at high school, never went to school. https://t.co/z9ncFf7xjK

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Nearly halfway there... Another fake Everytown school shooting. Student kills self in class. https://t.co/bbWVAUFdEo

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Another fake school shooting by Everytown. Ex-high school student kills self in parking lot. https://t.co/AJa6DslVcT

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Another fake school shooting by Everytown. Gang-related drive by is now a mass shooting? https://t.co/Wrnwb2I2LT

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Another fake shooting by Everytown. Gang-related crossfire hits bystander. https://t.co/bONNGsIYsJ

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Another fake school shooting listed by Everytown. Professor kills self on campus. https://t.co/uLbpcFNk2U

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Another fake school shooting by Everytown. Gang banger shoots another student in face. https://t.co/4jxIzGChf5

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Fake school shooting listed by Everytown was gang initiation in Fresno. https://t.co/giKIKyLEhz #RHShooting

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Another fake school shooting listed by Everytown. MLK elementary school shooting was drive by. https://t.co/qb18isNVEd #RHshooting

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Fake school shooting listed by Everytown & promoted by media was gang related in Killadelphia charter school. https://t.co/UlL1ttdrqh

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

School shooting listed by Everytown map was gang-related dispute at Widener University. https://t.co/Dd6cHJqMSh

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Everytown calls Cesar Chavez High School a "school shooting"; police call it a gang turf war. https://t.co/VxDaUIp2Cw

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

"School shooting" listed by Everytown in South Caroline State University was argument that got out of hand & was off campus.

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Can't find any evidence that supposed "school shooting" at Grambling, LA on January 28, 2014 listed by Everytown even occurred.

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Wow. "School shooting" listed by Everytown at Eastern Florida State College was actually self-defense. https://t.co/4TmIbxDFOL

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

"School shooting" listed by Everytown at North High School, IA in Des Moines was gang-related, in parking lot. https://t.co/PLFTUz3n9W

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Salisbury High School, NC "school shooting" listed by Everytown was gang-related, accidentally. https://t.co/uABq7JXsPM

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

"School shooting" at Brush High School, OR listed by Everytown was after hours, off campus, over a girl. Ban girls? https://t.co/PVT0uHbQvQ

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

Union University "school shooting" listed by Everytown gun map was guy shooting his fiancee in parking lot. Staged it to look like suicide.

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

"School shooting" at Raytown Success Academy, MO was in parking lot, not school related.

— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 11, 2014

You can cross-reference the news reports with Everytown for Gun Safety's list here.

Do you think these shootings should still be classified as "school shootings?"