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May 27, 2022 · According to a database of mass shootings compiled by the Violence Project, a nonpartisan organization that studies gun violence, at least 21 mass shooters over the last four decades have...
- Caitlin Dickson
- 3 min
May 30, 2022 · The Violence Project, a non-profit that tracks mass shooting trends, has found an uptick in the use of body armor during mass shootings. Twenty-one mass shooters over the past 40 years have...
May 27, 2022 · According to data from The Violence Project, a nonpartisan group researching gun violence, 21 mass shooters in the last 40 years have worn some form of body armor. Sixteen of those have been in...
- Molly Olmstead
- No Template For Violence
- Personal Or Political?
- Mass Shooting Intervention
The revelation that the Orlando shooter used gay dating apps and frequented Pulse has led to speculation that closeted self-loathing played a role in the shooting. There is some scientific evidence that self-hate can be outwardly destructive. A 2012 study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that people with implicit ...
Some researchers think that even people who seem like straightforward terrorists—suicide bombers, for example—are driven by personal mental-health problems. In his book, "The Myth of Martyrdom: What Really Drives Suicide Bombers, Rampage Shooters and Other Self-Destructive Killers" (St. Martin's Press, 2013), University of Alabama criminal justice ...
With no consistent profile to use as a guide, researchers and threat-assessment professionals are working to figure out who, among the unstable and rage-filled, might progress to violence. This is not an easy task. "You can't measure the dogs that don't bite," Bloom said. Standard measures for violence risk in extremists often fall short. Scientist...
- Stephanie Pappas, Livescience
May 26, 2022 · Within 10 days this month, mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., Laguna Woods, and Uvalde, Texas, have claimed dozens of lives, shattered families and communities, and put people around the U.S....
- madalyn.amato@latimes.com
Jun 20, 2022 · Key points. An FBI study of “active shooter incidents” reveals that mass public shootings have greatly increased in recent years. Mass shooters are often incorrectly portrayed as mentally ...
Apr 1, 2021 · Active shooter incidents turn into mass shootings when four or more people are shot, according to Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit that tracks data on gun-related violence.
