The worst mass shooting? A look back at massacres in US history

After news broke Sunday of the gunman who stormed an Orlando, Fla., nightclub, killing 49 people and wounding 53 others, news organizations began comparing the attack with other high-profile mass shootings. The Los Angeles Times, like many outlets, called it “the deadliest in American history.” Critics pushed back, saying the phrase was inaccurate and disrespectful to…


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