Mass shootings are increasing.
Gun related deaths are also increasing.
1) I never specifically referenced "mass shootings", because statistically they're insignificant. So I don't know why you think you're rebutting this.
2) I'm very familiar with the wikipedia gun-death chart you posted. There's nothing in the chart that contradicts (in the least) anything I said.
3) Posting that chart is very deceptive and misleading, which is why I didn't. Here are a few things to note:
- it starts at 1999, when it's already low. Go back to 1980 and then see how it looks.
- It's a raw data chart, it's not adjusted for per-capita population. If it was, you'd see it slope down to the right, and the bump at the end would be smaller.
- If it were adjusted properly, it would show that 2014 was an all-time low (just as I stated). After then, as the economy improves, gun deaths go up. If you bothered to look at long-term trends, you'd see this often.
- as I stated, suicide rates increased twice as much as homicide rates, so that's the more significant contributor.
4) I did acknowledge that gun deaths are up, so I don't know exactly what you're debating.