United States Mass Shootings
Motivations and General Strain Theory
Proposals for Change
100
This high school is where Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris murdered 12 students and 1 teacher in 1999.
Columbine High School
100
Brittany doesn't have that many friends at school, she's also being bullied by a group of girls who are a year older than Brittany. Brittany knows the group of girls schedules and she also knows where her dad keeps his gun locker key. What action will Brittany decide to take?
Mass shooting
100
Many people seem to believe that increased background checks on these can prevent mass shootings.
Firearms
200
On July 20, 2012, during the midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises," this man murdered 12 and injured 70 people at Century movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.
James Holmes
200
Vulnerable individuals, who are in a state of emotional chaos, may then use this as an outlet for their built up anger toward society, which they feel has betrayed them.
Violence
200
Although many people would like to see rifles like the ar15 banned due to fear of more mass shootings. This type of weapon is most common firearm during mass shootings
Handgun/Pistol
300
On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza killed 20 children, 6 staff members, and himself in this elementary school.
Sandy Hook Elementary
300
Lone-wolf terrorists are less likely to be suicidal than public mass shooters in the U.S., but many lone wolves suffer from these symptoms that echo those seen in public mass shooters
mental-health problems or personal crises
300
Many people would like to see these "zones" abolished
Gun-free zones
400
Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 others at this college on April 16, 2007
Virginia Tech
400
Mass murderers are often isolated individuals that over time have this built up emotion towards the society they feel disconnected from.
Aggression
400
Some believe that citizens should show this when applying for a concealed carry permit
Cause
500
This man killed 9 people in a church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015
Dylann Roof
500
The revelation that the Orlando shooter used gay dating apps and frequented Pulse has led to speculation that this closeted emotion played a role in the shooting.
Self-loathing
500
This is the amount of days one proposal is asking should be the mandatory wait to purchase firearms and so that a background check can be done
28