School Shootings -- A Pattern Emerges -- Almost All Shooters Signal Need for Help!

[TheBlackAdder]

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Patterns emerge among shooters

Our initial analysis of the school shooting data found some noteworthy patterns. All of the K-12 school shooters or would-be school shooters were male, between the ages of 12 and 17. The majority were white and nearly all – 91 percent – were students or former students at the targeted school.

While each story was different, all mass school shooters since 1966 had a large number of risk factors for violence. Forty-five percent had witnessed or experienced childhood trauma, 77 percent had mental health concerns, as evidenced in a prior diagnosis, previous counseling or hospitalization, or medication use, and 75 percent had an interest in past shootings, as evidenced in their writing, social media posts or other activities.

The majority of mass school shooters – 87 percent – showed signs of a crisis, as exhibited in their behavior, before the shooting. Seventy-eight percent revealed their plans ahead of time, often on social media. As juveniles, they also used guns that they stole from parents, caregivers and other significant adults in their lives.

Our analysis found that about 80 percent of mass school shooters were suicidal, based on records we have gathered thus far. This includes the Parkland shooter. Almost all of them die at the scene of the shooting, often by their own hand. Our analysis shows that 52 percent of mass school shooters killed themselves, while 15 percent were killed by police and 30 percent were apprehended. It’s unclear how the remaining 3 percent were killed, our analysis shows.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/school-shooters-usually-show-signs-distress-long-open-fire-study/


It's amazing what can be revealed about violence and gun violence when record-keeping is allowed.

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[tblue37]

1. K&R for visibility. nt

[2naSalit]

2. K&R

I think we might also be in the process of killing the NRA. I hope that's what one of the results of our new awareness is the end of that horrid group.

[procon]

3. What was the benefit in Republicans blocking

data on gun violence. Even without the scientific study everyone still had a general overview of a pattern of behaviors. They gained nothing by sweeping it under the rug and hiding from the problem.

[loyalsister]

4. If someone is willing to commit homicide

they are also suicidal. They know that they will most likely be killed or sent to prison and the life they know (and hate?) will be over.

[ck4829]

5. K&R