Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Fourth of July mass shootings, 2023

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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 14:06, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

American Fourth of July mass shootings, 2023[edit]

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Seems unreasonable SYNTH, shootings in the USA that are otherwise unconnected. Simply taking place over a long weekend (and extending the criteria to days before and after) seems like a stretch. No media discuss them together as an event. Oaktree b (talk) 13:43, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Oaktree b (talk) 13:43, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:50, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Conyo14 (talk) 20:38, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Delete per nom. --Jax 0677 (talk) 21:35, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Artificial construct. Given the number of mass shootings in the US, you could choose any date on the calendar and there would be numerous shootings on or about that date. WWGB (talk) 03:43, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And moreso on days when people drink and socialise a lot. --Colapeninsula (talk) 14:52, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment So I suppose any terroristic activities on a country's independence/confederation/constitution day is completely irrelevant? Jaiquiero (talk) 04:31, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I could start an article called American April Fools Day mass shootings, 2023 and populate that too. In fact, I could start one for any day of the year and fill it. It does not change the fact that shootings around 4 July are no more notable than any of the other 364 days. And just because any punk can pick up a gun and start shooting does not make then a "terrorist". WWGB (talk) 04:50, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I do agree with your stance but is a mass shooter not a terrorist? I mean I guess it depends on the defintion. But yeah we should delete the article. Don'taskwhyImadethis (talk) 05:00, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A terrorist uses violence and fear to seek political or ideological aims. These gun thugs have no such aims. No, they are not terrorists. It's becoming one of the most overused words in the English language. WWGB (talk) 05:47, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

These aren't even mass shootings, you have some listed as ONE person, the highest number is five. This isn't a mass shooting event, it's a bunch of random crimes lumped together. One person getting shot isn't NEWS. Oaktree b (talk) 04:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

These aren't terror activities, these are regular gun crimes in the USA. Oaktree b (talk) 04:33, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. This sort of topic was already discussed with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2023 Chicago memorial day weekend shootings, so there's precedent for this too. Corgi Stays (talk) 19:00, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.