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Gius, Mark (AUTHOR)
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Academic Journal
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The purpose of the present study is to determine if there is a relationship between red flag laws and mass shootings. Mass shootings may be averted if the potential shooter's firearms are seized per a warrant emanating from a red flag statute. Using a fixed effects model and a propensity score matching model, it was found that red flag laws are not significantly related to the number of mass shooting victims (killed and injured). One potential...
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DODD, JOHNNY (AUTHOR)ROCKEY FLEMING, ALEXANDRA (AUTHOR)
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Periodical
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No single definition fully covers both mass murder and serial murder. Both crimes are types of multiple murders in that they involve the killing of multiple victims by the same offenders. What has been called “mass murder” or a "mass killing" involves the killing of three or more people within a single occurrence. “Serial murder” also involves the killing of at least three to five people by a single perpetrator but is differentiated from mass murder in that it is carried out over a longer period of time—at least one week but usually months or even years.
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Mass shootings are violent incidents involving the use of firearms to kill or injure multiple people. There is no standard definition of what number of victims constitutes a "mass" shooting, but in a 2015 report, the US Congressional Research Service defined such incidents as having at least four victims (not counting the shooter or shooters themselves, in the event that they are injured or killed). This threshold is followed by most outlets, although some count only deaths while others include both those killed and wounded as victims. Common use of the term also usually excludes combat between established military or paramilitary groups.
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On December 14, 2012, twenty-year-old Adam Peter Lanza, a native of Newtown, Connecticut, walked into the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown and perpetrated one of the deadliest mass shootings by a single person in US history. The incident left twenty children ages six and seven and school staff members dead; the massacre ended only after Lanza took his own life as law enforcement and first responders arrived on the scene. The shooting was the sixteenth and final mass shooting spree that took place in 2012 and came a mere five months after another deadly mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Partly due to the age of the victims, the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School shocked the nation and sparked an intense national debate on gun control and awareness of mental illness at both the state and federal levels.
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DIMAGGIO, ANTHONY
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Periodical
Description
MAY 12, 2023 News reports on the mass shooter who murdered 8 people and injured 7 more at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas are now documenting his ties to rightwing extremism. I document in my book, Rising Fascism in America, how Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to agree that "targeting and killing civilians can be justified in order to further a political, social, or religious cause", with 10 percent of Democrats agreeing with...
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HELLING, STEVE (AUTHOR)
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Periodical
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A GUNMAN OPENS FIRE ON REVELERS RINGING IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN A CALIFORNIA SUBURB. Friends and instructors at Star dance studio say they believe Ming Wei Ma, an employee and beloved ballroom dancer - who was near the door when the gunman entered and was reportedly shot trying to stop him - is among the dead. [Extracted from the article]
Author
Hoplamazian, Mara
Format
Periodical
Description
The article informs about the divergent views among New Hampshire lawmakers regarding gun policy changes in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Topic include While Democrats advocate for stricter gun controls, including permits for concealed carry and red flag laws, Republicans argue that the focus should be on enforcing existing regulations and addressing mental health issues rather than implementing additional gun laws.
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McCullar, Emily
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Periodical
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The article discusses the tragic Luby's Cafeteria shooting in Killeen, Texas, in 1991, which was one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history at the time, resulting in 23 deaths. It highlights the evolution of gun-friendly laws in Texas over the years, making it one of the most permissive states for gun ownership and carrying. It suggests that the arms race regarding gun rights and regulations may continue, with concerns about future mass...
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WOLFF, LARRY
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Periodical
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The article offers information on the Parma Verdi Festival's presentation of Verdi's rarely performed opera "I Lombardi alla prima crociata" on October 7, coinciding with the day of the Hamas rocket attack, invasion, and massacre in Israel. The opera depicts the medieval struggle for the Holy Land, resonating with the contemporary Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Author
CESARIC, CORIN (AUTHOR)
Format
Periodical
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Faguy, Ana (AUTHOR)
Format
Periodical
Description
The annual risk of a mass shooting at the largest California high school is about ten times greater than the risk at the largest Iowa high school, researchers said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Author
HOGAN, KATE (AUTHOR)
Format
Periodical
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Jason left with Cooper, and with every last bit of strength I had, I pulled Luke to me. Luke (left) is one minute older than Cooper and has a "guard dog instinct", says Keely. Jason picked him up and said, "I've got to go, I've got to take Cooper and go find help", and then he went to grab Luke too. IN AN EMOTIONAL INTERVIEW, KEELY ROBERTS RECALLS THE DAY SHE AND HER 9-YEAR-OLD SON COOPER WERE SHOT DURING A FOURTH OF JULY...
Author
Bohannon, Molly (AUTHOR)
Format
Periodical
Description
There were 85 mass shootings in July, making it the third highest month since August 2020. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Author
PECK, SARAH C.
Format
Periodical
Description
The article discusses the role of the city leaders and local government in preventing mass shootings. It mentions about finding funds to pay for the response of mass shooting, managing potential legal risks associated with mass shootings, and preventing fraud by establishing the victims fund after a mass shooting.
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Bohannon, Molly (AUTHOR)
Format
Periodical
Description
The U.S. has surpassed 2022 in mass shootings, making this the second-worst year on record. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Author
Faguy, Ana (AUTHOR)
Format
Periodical
Description
The U.S. is currently on pace for some 700 mass shootings in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Author
Perera, Isabel M. (AUTHOR) iperera@upenn.eduSisti, Dominic A. (AUTHOR)
Format
Academic Journal
Description
The article discusses the relation between psychiatric deinstitutionalization and mass shootings in the U.S. in comparison to other countries. Topics include the relation of psychiatric care to U.S. school shootings, inpatient psychiatric care capacity in Norway and Sweden, and the impacts of U.S. firearms laws on mass shooting rates.
Author
VISCUSI, W. KIP1
Format
Academic Journal
Description
The article discusses the ideological divide on gun regulation in the U.S., and why federal lawmakers could agree on compromise legislation to combat mass shootings. It examines survey results on how ideology and vulnerability affect attitudes toward gun regulation, and majority support among opposed political groups for some gun regulations including some of the regulations incorporated in the new federal legislation.
Author
Faguy, Ana (AUTHOR)
Format
Periodical
Description
While there were 18 mass shootings over the weekend—from Friday to Tuesday—there were fewer shootings on July 4 than in the past few years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Author
Meindl, James N.1 jnmeindl@memphis.eduIvy, Jonathan W.2
Format
Academic Journal
Description
Mass shootings are a particular problem in the United States, with one mass shooting occurring approximately every 12.5 days. Recently a "contagion" effect has been suggested wherein the occurrence of one mass shooting increases the likelihood of another mass shooting occurring in the near future. Although contagion is a convenient metaphor used to describe the temporal spread of a behavior, it does not explain how the behavior spreads....
Author
SCHILDKRAUT, JACLYN
Format
Periodical
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Looking to previous mass shootings and their commonalities- the perpetrators' preattack behaviors-provides an important starting point. "While understanding why mass shootings occur is important, identifying how to stop them requires a focus on how individuals escalate from grievance to the attack." While understanding why mass shootings occur is important, identifying how to stop them requires a focus on how individuals escalate from...