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Mass Shootings (Media influence (mentally ill people seen as more…
Mass Shootings
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Def'n of mass shooting
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Mother Jones database: 3+ people killed not including shooter, lone shooter, single incident in public place - excluding armed robbery, gang violence, domestic violence (prime motive = indiscriminate killing)
117 mass shootings since 1982, 50% since 2011 (3x more frequent since 2014)
increase in average mass shooting deaths per year (24 in 2000s, 51 in 2010s)
Gun Legislation
response to high-profile political assassinations (JFK, MLK)
first time law mentioned sale of firearms to someone judged a danger to themselves/others or lack capacity to manage affairs or committed involuntarily
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- Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (1993)
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John Hinckley Jr: diagnosed w/ schizotypal, borderline, narcissistic personality disorders, MDD, psychosis - assassination "love offering" for Jodi Foster after watching Taxi Driver
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2007 improvement amendments act passed after Virginia Tech (financially incentivized reporting to system --> huge influx of records)
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