Some Thoughts on How Mass Shootings have Become Normalized in USA
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Over the past two decades, occasional and sensational mass shootings have become a familiar part of the American social and media landscape. While countries with much stricter gun laws and lower rates of firearm ownership, such as Brazil or Mexico, often have far higher rates of ‘homicide by guns’ than USA- mass shootings in USA out for a very peculiar reason. See.. in almost every other countries, the person who commits homicide almost always knows the person or people being targeted. In contrast, mass shooters in this country seldom know their victims beforehand. In other words, there is often no previous connection between the killer and his victims. And the shooter is almost always a man who is usually white and between 16-50 yrs of age.
Some Thoughts on How Mass Shootings have Become Normalized in USA
Some Thoughts on How Mass Shootings have…
Some Thoughts on How Mass Shootings have Become Normalized in USA
Over the past two decades, occasional and sensational mass shootings have become a familiar part of the American social and media landscape. While countries with much stricter gun laws and lower rates of firearm ownership, such as Brazil or Mexico, often have far higher rates of ‘homicide by guns’ than USA- mass shootings in USA out for a very peculiar reason. See.. in almost every other countries, the person who commits homicide almost always knows the person or people being targeted. In contrast, mass shooters in this country seldom know their victims beforehand. In other words, there is often no previous connection between the killer and his victims. And the shooter is almost always a man who is usually white and between 16-50 yrs of age.