No rise in mass killings

Rain

Crazy, but the artice says mass shootings peaked in the 1920s. It does make sense that with the internet/media, more people hear about these things more quickly.http://news.yahoo.com/no-rise-mass-killings-impact-huge-185700637.html

Ken Light

Thanks for this. It actually makes me feel better about this situation. That's not sarcasm even though it probably sounds like it.

raisindot

The frequency depends on the researcher's definition of "mass shootings" How many victims constitutes a mass shooting? Two? Three? Four? The 1920s and early 30s were probably highest because that was the peak era of gang-related, prohibition-era shootings and Bonnie and Clyde style criminals. But I would have to believe that the kinds of seemingly random acts of solo shooters (i.e. not gang or organized crime related, burglarly related, or targeted execution style) must be on the rise over the past couple decades, particularly those resulting in 5 or more deaths.

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Ken Light

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Ken Light

What are you referring to as the original article?

raisindot

Ken Light:

What are you referring to as the original article?

Uh, see the link in the first message of this topic. Two supposed studies with no links to the research or definitions.

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