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"A new Department of Justice-funded study of all mass shootings — killings of four or more people in a public place — since 1966 found that the shooters typically have an experience with
Nearly half the mass shooters in the database purchased their gun legally.
Thirteen percent obtained their gun via "theft," which includes borrowing from friends or family members.
See also: Mass Shooting Database Locations | The Violence Project
- childhood trauma,
- a personal crisis or specific grievance,
- and a "script" or examples that validate their feelings or provide a roadmap.
- And then there's the fourth thing: access to a firearm. "
Nearly half the mass shooters in the database purchased their gun legally.
Thirteen percent obtained their gun via "theft," which includes borrowing from friends or family members.
See also: Mass Shooting Database Locations | The Violence Project