A New Study on Mass Shooters

[SomeJackleg]

https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/302101.pdf

The study is 38 pages long. I have condensed some of the data below. However, if you are so inclined, I recommend reading the whole thing to get the best understanding.

While the media uses the FBI standard of 4 or more people shot as a mass shooting, this includes mostly gang member on gang member shootings and other criminal activity. In order to successfully analyze the problem of mass shootings as we generally understand them, you need to look at the specific instances. You cannot stop school shootings by analyzing gang violence.

167 mass shootings from the last 50 years were analyzed. The database included over 160 independent variables. In addition, the study does not conflate gun deaths with mass shooting deaths. These are two very distinct categories.

Percentage of mass shootings during the period analyzed:
50%+ have occurred since 2000    
33% have occurred since 2010
20% were in the last 5 years
16 of 20 of most deadly were in the last 20 years
Mass Shooting Locations:
Workplace = 28.1%
Bars/nightclubs/restaurants = 14%
Retail locations = 12.9%
Schools = 12.9%
Churches = 6.4%
Other = 25.7%
Mass Shooter Demographics:
Male = 97.7% (only 4 were female)
Mean Age = 34.1 years old (ranged from age 11 to age 70)
White = 52.3%
Black = 20.9%
Hispanic = 8.1%
Asian/Middle Eastern/native American = 12.4%
Trauma and Suicidality:
80% of the shooters were in mental crisis
31% had experienced childhood trauma
30% of shooters were suicidal prior to the shooting
19.8% of shooters had previous hospitalization for psychiatric reasons
23.3% of shooters took psychiatric medication
Warning Signs:
48% of shooters leaked their plans ahead of time
23.4% of shooters left behind some kind of manifesto
21.6% of shooters studied other mass shooters
70% of shooters knew at least some of their victims
Firearms Used and How Obtained:
77.2% of shooters used hand guns
25.1% used some sort of “assault weapon” (some shooters used more than one weapon)
77% of shooters bought at least some of their weapons legally
13% made illegal purchases
19% stole their guns
80% of school shooters stole guns from relatives


*I know the media narrative is that 100% of mass shooters are white men, who vote R, use fully automatic weapons, and kill 10,000 people per day. While objectively false, it makes a lot of people feel good to have a boogey man. IMHO, one school shooting is too many. In order to stop them you need to analyze the problem. In this regard, the media is culpable of hindering the process in order to fufill their own ends.    

so in other words they were attention seeking bat shit crazy whack a dos from all walks of life.
that got their idea for going on a shooting spree from days on end of media coverage of others that happened before.

i covered it it just two sentences no need for 38 pages.