Mass Shootings over the past 20 years

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Just wondering, with regards to the mass shootings over the past 20 years in the US as well as around the world.
I was wondering with regards to tragic events, if there are any factors or details that are the same, which, when analysed creates a pattern of behaviour so to speak.

For example:

Are the victims of a common genetic or economic background.

Do the perpetrators have any similarities between them. Do they come a particular background (religious / political), do the unrelated perpetrators hold similar interests. Do the perpetrators use illegal drugs. What is the motivation behind the perpetrators actions, if it is possible to tell?

Is there anything common with regards to the people around the perpetrators before they commit the events.
(i.e. is it possible that the same people are setting these events up? or intentionally triggering these events. Perhaps even using cyber stalking, eavesdropping, and data analytics software to identify vulnerable volatile individuals with a particular political dynamic and then later trigger their violence through manipulation and agitation).

Do the dates / time that the events occur follow a pattern of any form, i.e. do the events occur on full moons.

Do the events occur after a particular political or even entertainment industry event.

Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and August 2019, by shooter's gender

The majority of mass shooters over the last 20 years since Columbine have had links to white supremacy. 90% of the mass shooters have been angry white males and have links to white supremacy. Racism has been the motive behind most of the mass shootings over the last 20 years.

There's some shady armed militias who seem to be attending these far right rallies armed to teeth.
https://qz.com/1053604/who-were-the-arm ... -military/

They claim not to be far right but want to protect the Neo-Nazi's right to free speech which sounds like Nazi body guards. Always turn up at far right rallies.

Then of course there's actual trained military who march supporting these far right protesters
https://www.businessinsider.com/7-us-tr ... ?r=AU&IR=T

One wonders when the next Timmy Mcveigh is going to appear and kill hundreds

The #1 cause of mass shooting is probably criminal acts. Gang violence, bank robberies, crimes.

The #2 cause is probably domestic. Where a family member kills other family members. Boyfriend kills girlfriend + others. One family member is suicidal and kills other family members (that seems to happen everyday).

It's possible, domestic is #1.

And the reason for the crime rate is the republican love of guns...Trump is a big fan of the NRA...his sons like killing stuff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... t-trophies

Lovely role models

A lot of the things people (including the media) say about these events are just outright lies.


Mass shootings aren’t growing more common – and evidence contradicts common stereotypes about the killers

https://theconversation.com/mass-shooti ... ers-121471

Mass shooting incidents by year:

I guess it isn’t necessary more common but more people die in more recent shootings than in ones maybe 30 years ago. I don’t have statistics but I don’t remember when I was a kid hearing about shootings where 20 or more people died.

Interesting. I just wondered if anyone had ever considering doing research paper that made an in-depth analysis of the backgrounds of the main mass shootings.

Personally, i think that the analysis may return some really enlightening results, perhaps even help people predict
future trends, or even help the FBI / CIA identify individuals who are a risk to innocent bystanders.

Personally, I think that various events are likely linked, or at least some of them.
Still, i think that an in-depth analysis may result in some really interesting findings that would be helpful

It's not the number of people killed in mass shooting it's the number of incidents involving far right shooters that has gone up...post that statistic

And meanwhile back in the real world non-white people remain on guard
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wh ... c-n1039206