Dr. Jillian Peterson discussed how the recent mass shootings could be the spark of more mass violence. She also spoke about the drop off of mass shootings in 2020 after the two worst years on record, as well as the risks of social contagion. "'The more media coverage, the more the perpetrator’s face and message is everywhere, and people are … [Read more...]
A Heavily Armed Man at a Grocery Store Adds to Anxiety in Atlanta
US saw estimated 4,000 extra murders in 2020 amid surge in daily gun violence
For exactly a year during the pandemic, the United States did not see a single high-profile public mass shooting. But a surge in daily gun violence contributed to an estimated 4,000 additional murders throughout 2020, in what experts warn will probably be the worst single-year increase in murders on record. There were only two public shootings … [Read more...]
Tiroteos masivos en EEUU: ¿Un mal crónico? – Mass shootings in the US: A chronic disease?
"The COVID-19 pandemic apparently forced a truce and during 2020, mass shootings fell in the United States. But apparently that form of violence is back. In less than a week , two were registered." The Violence Project co-founder James Densley commented on the "era of mass shootings" in this article by El Político. The original article is in … [Read more...]
America Can End its Mass Shootings By Treating Violent Attacks like a Contagious Virus
CJ Werleman reports on the third mass shooting in a week in America in Boulder, Colorado, and explores how the country could start to stop such events happening with alarming frequency. He spoke to The Violence Project's co-founder James Densley about risk factors to mass shootings and social contagion. Read the full article here Author: CJ … [Read more...]
Why mass shootings stopped in 2020 — and why they are now roaring back
Mass shootings, which had become far less frequent in 2020, have come roaring back. On Monday, a gunman opened fire at a grocery store in Boulder, Colo., killing 10. And this comes on the heels of the Atlanta spa attacks last week that killed eight. We’ve been studying mass shootings, defined as four or more people shot and killed in a public … [Read more...]