Psychology professor breaks down 4 common misconceptions about mass shootings

Posted on AllSides August 12th, 2019
From The Left
mass shootings, gun violence

When 22 people were killed in El Paso, Texas, and nine more were killed in Dayton, Ohio, roughly 12 hours later, responses to the tragedy included many of the same myths and stereotypes Americans have grown used to hearing in the wake of a mass shooting.

As part of my work as a psychology researcher, I study mass homicides, as well as society’s reaction to them. A lot of bad information can follow in the wake of such emotional events; clear, data-based discussions of mass homicides can get lost among...

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https://www.alternet.org/2019/08/psychology-professor-breaks-down-4-common-misconceptions-about-mass-shootings/

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