Prevalence
What state has had the most school shootings since 2000?
California
Texas came in second and Illinois is the 3rd hightest
What percent of school shooters were current students?
(43.1%) of the time, the shooter was a current student at the school
(19.9%) had no school affiliation
Can someone with a concealed carry permit possess a gun on a community college campus?
Only with permission. The law requires the "Chief Security Officer" of an institution to give permission to carry a weapon. Failure to do so could subject the person to being charged with "Unlawful possession or storage of weapons"
Of the 19 school shootings in Illinois since 2000, how many occurred at Community Colleges?
None
Most occurred at Chicago Public Schools (8), two occurred at NIU, one at WIU and Chicago State
One each at high schools in Rockford, Collinsville, Normal, Mattoon, Dixon, Naperville, Carbondale
Are there any trends to the race of school shooters?
Broadly speaking, the racial distribution of mass shootings mirrors the racial distribution of the U.S. population as a whole. The shooter’s race is unclear in around 10 percent of cases
53 percent were white, 15 percent African American, and eight percent Hispanic. The remainder were unknown, Asian or Native American
Are colleges required to have a Threat Assessment Team? What are their duties?
Yes. Pursuant to the Act, each higher education institution is required to develop and implement a Campus Threat Assessment Team. The team should conduct threat assessments, address aberrant, dangerous, or threatening behavior on campus and provide guidance and best practices for preventing violence and providing supportive services.
What percent of the guns used in these shootings were legally obtained?
Of the known mass shooting cases (32.5% of cases could not be confirmed), 77% of those who engaged in mass shootings purchased at least some of their guns legally, while illegal purchases were made by 13% of those committing mass shootings. In cases involving K-12 school shootings, over 80% of individuals who engaged in shootings stole guns from family members.
School shooters let others know about their plans, don't they?
Nearly half of individuals who engaged in mass shootings (48%) leaked their plans in advance to others, including family members, friends, and colleagues, as well as strangers and law enforcement officers.
What is each college required to have in its Campus Violence Prevention Plan?
The body of the CVPP should include:
1) Integration of existing campus programs and policies that deal with associated issues (e.g., workplace violence, suicide prevention, anti-bullying, stigma reduction, sexual assault prevention);
2) Incorporation of violence prevention strategies into related policies and/or procedures;
3) Encouragement of zero tolerance policy statements that reaffirm violence prevention strategies; and
4) Development and implementation of a Campus Violence Prevention Committee and Campus Threat Assessment Team.