Agreed, they thought their rate was too high even though it was lower than ours. In the US, we get a multiple shooting almost every day. If that was cut in half, or even a 75% reduction, I’d say it was still too high, so I’m with the Australians on this one.
“Almost every day” is a bit of a stretch, though. =P
The recent Vegas attack was the 273rd multiple shooting in the US this year (in 275 days). “Almost every day” is not a stretch at all. I’m not sure Newsweek’s “mass shooting” description is accurate, though, which is why I avoided the term. Shootings with four or more victims, to be precise.