Well, so, , , , , , , a lot of people feel very strongly about "assault weapons" BUT, probably just as many feel even more strongly about their Little Johny: "No, nobody understands him because he is so, so, Special !!" We shall see, , , , ,

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rea...ty-stop-185445896.html

Each time a high-profile mass shooting happens in America, a grieving and incredulous nation scrambles for answers. Who was this criminal and how could he (usually) have committed such a horrendous and inhumane act? A few details emerge about the individual's troubled life and then everyone moves on.

Three years ago, Jillian Peterson, an associate professor of criminology at Hamline University, and James Densley, a professor of criminal justice at Metro State University, decided to take a different approach. In their view, the failure to gain a more meaningful and evidence-based understanding of why mass shooters do what they do seemed a lost opportunity to stop the next one from happening. 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.

Peterson and Densley also compiled detailed life histories on 180 shooters, speaking to their spouses, parents, siblings, childhood friends, work colleagues and teachers. As for the gunmen themselves, most don't survive their carnage, but five who did talked to Peterson and Densely from prison, where they were serving life sentences. The researchers also found several people who planned a mass shooting but changed their mind.

Their findings, also published in the 2021 book, The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic, reveal striking commonalities among the perpetrators of mass shootings and suggest a data-backed, mental health-based approach could identify and address the next mass shooter before he pulls the trigger - if only politicians are willing to actually engage in finding and funding targeted solutions. POLITICO talked to Peterson and Densely from their offices in St. Paul, Minn., about how our national understanding about mass shooters has to evolve, why using terms like "monster" is counterproductive, and why political talking points about mental health need to be followed up with concrete action.

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Dora Hates You

It's my undertaking that two things that correlate with these types of murders are domestic violence and cruelty to animals.

DM especially should be a clear red flag, no "boyfriend loophole".

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“It is the heart of US policy to use fascism to preserve capitalism while claiming to be saving democracy from communism “ - Michael Parenti

Sounds like shithead. Pm me for details.

^sounds just like the Texas school shooter!

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

Maybe the professors could look into what creates a qotard?

Things that create a qotard:
Obesity/alcohol/gummie worms
Brane not gud
Frustrated at inability to balance/talk/get chicks
Doesn't surf

I can see that your seriously low IQ brain just didnt think that stupid statement thru.....

Most demoshits dont surf.

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.