Number of people killed this year by mass shootings, according to that article this year: 462<p>Car accident fatalities per year according to this article[1]: 30000 (500+ per week) .<p>Low end estimates of flu deaths per season [2]: 3000<p>These latter two are not anything you would worry about significantly (they are not particularly likely to kill you). Why should I care about being killed in a mass shooting?<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.iihs.org&#x2F;iihs&#x2F;topics&#x2F;t&#x2F;general-statistics&#x2F;fatalityfacts&#x2F;state-by-state-overview" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.iihs.org&#x2F;iihs&#x2F;topics&#x2F;t&#x2F;general-statistics&#x2F;fatalit...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;flu&#x2F;about&#x2F;disease&#x2F;us_flu-related_deaths.htm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;flu&#x2F;about&#x2F;disease&#x2F;us_flu-related_deaths.h...</a>