After two mass shootings on the same day in two separate American cities, some are talking about whether warning signs were missed. We talk to a psychologist about what behaviors actually are warning signs, and what we should do if we see them. Listen to the segment on Wisconsin Public Radio here. Source: Wisconsin Public Radio Author: … [Read more...]
What Are Warning Signs Of Mass Violence, And What Should We Do When We See Them?
The making of a mass shooter: What contributes to a killer opening fire on strangers?
The New Zealand Herald examined findings from The Violence Project's research into potential warning signs of mass shootings. They quote Drs. Peterson and Densley's op-ed in the Los Angeles Times discussing the four common traits between mass shooters. Read their coverage of our findings here. Source: New Zealand Herald Author: Shannon … [Read more...]
‘Modern gun’ or weapon of war? Carnage heightens scrutiny of popular, widely available assault rifles
Thousands of semiautomatic, military-style rifles filter out of Garrett Streitz’s gun manufacturing business every year, and there’s no shortage of people who want to buy one. “It’s just the modern gun,” said Streitz, who owns Alex Pro Firearms in Alexandria, Minn. To others, they are weapons of war whose lethality was again put on grim … [Read more...]
Trying to understand and prevent mass shootings
Whenever there’s a mass shooting, like the three last week, we ask ourselves two questions: Why? And, how can we keep it from happening again? The Violence Project, a nonpartisan think tank, strives to answer those questions. Under a grant from the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Violence … [Read more...]
A Common Trait Among Mass Killers: Hatred Toward Women
“They’re angry and they’re suicidal and they’ve had traumatic childhoods and these hard lives, and they get to a point and they find something or someone to blame,” said Jillian Peterson, a psychologist and a founder of the Violence Project, a research organization that studies mass shootings. “For some people, that is women, and we are seeing that … [Read more...]