● May 25, 2022 — Since 1982, an astonishing 123 mass shootings have been carried out in the United States by male shooters. In contrast, only three mass shootings (single attack in a public place in which four or more victims were killed) have been carried out by women. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476445/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-gender/
● Why female shooters are rare (CNN 2019) https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/08/health/female-shooters-rare/index.html
● Two Professors Found What Creates a Mass Shooter. Will Politicians Pay Attention?
Mass shooters overwhelmingly fit a certain profile, say Jillian Peterson and James Densley, which means it’s possible to ID and treat them before they commit violence.
Funded by the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the Department of Justice, their research constructed a database of every mass shooter since 1966 who shot and killed four or more people in a public place, and every shooting incident at schools, workplaces and places of worship since 1999. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/27/stopping-mass-shooters-q-a-00035762
Many of the perpetrators are young men between 18 and 21 years old.
● May 25, 2022 — Since 1982, an astonishing 123 mass shootings have been carried out in the United States by male shooters. In contrast, only three mass shootings (single attack in a public place in which four or more victims were killed) have been carried out by women. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476445/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-gender/
● Why female shooters are rare (CNN 2019) https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/08/health/female-shooters-rare/index.html
● Two Professors Found What Creates a Mass Shooter. Will Politicians Pay Attention?
Mass shooters overwhelmingly fit a certain profile, say Jillian Peterson and James Densley, which means it’s possible to ID and treat them before they commit violence.
Funded by the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the Department of Justice, their research constructed a database of every mass shooter since 1966 who shot and killed four or more people in a public place, and every shooting incident at schools, workplaces and places of worship since 1999. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/27/stopping-mass-shooters-q-a-00035762
Many of the perpetrators are young men between 18 and 21 years old.