In most incidents involving civilian intervention, shooters used a single firearm. Three shooters used a handgun, two used a rifle, and one used a shotgun.
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Most civilian-intervention shooters used one gun: 3 handguns, 2 rifles, 1 shotgun
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Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 36). Claim p036-13, NCIER Claim Map. https://ncier.org/research/claim-maps/fbi-active-shooter-2025/claims/p036-13
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