'US had 31% of world's public mass shooters from 1966-2012'
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A mourner bows her head in a moment of prayer during the burial service for Lance Cpl. Squire Wells, known as 'Skip,' on July 26, 2015, in Canton, Ga. (AP photo)
WASHINGTON: The US was the site of 31 per cent of the world's public mass shootings from 1966-2012, despite having only 5 per cent of the world's population, according to a new study.
According to a research by Adam Lankford, associate professor of criminal justice at The University of Alabama, a combination of American exceptionalism, American gun culture and stressors are potential factors in explaining the commonality of public mass shooters in the US.
Previous studies did not include statistics of offenders worldwide, a gap in research that has partly contributed to the assumption that mass shootings are an American problem, the study said.
According to a research by Adam Lankford, associate professor of criminal justice at The University of Alabama, a combination of American exceptionalism, American gun culture and stressors are potential factors in explaining the commonality of public mass shooters in the US.
Previous studies did not include statistics of offenders worldwide, a gap in research that has partly contributed to the assumption that mass shootings are an American problem, the study said.
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