Mass shootings will not substantially decrease with more armed guards or background checks

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Mass shootings will not substantially decrease with more armed guards or background checks

Contact: Camille Gamboa

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-12/sp-msw121713.php

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•Mass murderers snap and kill randomly.

◦Mass murderers typically plan their assaults days, weeks, or months in advance. Their motives are most typically revenge, power, loyalty, terror, and profit.


•Mass shootings are on the rise.

◦According to FBI data, over the past few decades there has been an average of 20 mass shootings a year in the U.S.


•Violent entertainment, especially video games are causally linked to mass murder.

◦Scientists have not found a causal link between video games and mass murder; violent video gaming may be a symptom and not a cause of the incidents.


•There are telltale signs that can help us to identify mass murderers before they act.

◦Murderers tend to be male Caucasians with psychological issues, but these characteristics apply to a very large portion of the population.





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