Links to research cited in class if you're interested in reading more

Review the Mass Shooting database above, and then reflect on two common characteristics of mass shootings that you find especially interesting, surprising, or important. Why?

Based on the popular reasons for mass shootings considered in class, discuss why none of them, on their own, can fully explain mass shootings. What does this mean for addressing the problem?

Open the Mass Killing Database

POLS 170: Investigating Politics Week 4(3): Why is there so much gun violence in America? 1. Applying the comparative method to mass shootings in the United States a. With your teammates, brainstorm possible variables that explain the disproportionate number of mass shootings in the United States b. After thinking about the problem comparatively, why is there no single “cause” to