We're Seeing A Spike In Workplace Shootings. Here's Why

Posted on AllSides May 27th, 2021
From The Left
Gun Control, gun rights, workplace shootings

Workplace mass shootings are rare, but the killing of eight people by a fellow employee at a Northern California rail yard on Wednesday marks the third such rampage in under two months.

That could foreshadow a rise in this type of violence after the nationwide shutdown of businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, says Jaclyn Schildkraut, associate professor of criminal justice at the State University of New York at Oswego.

However, Schildkraut stresses that while such shootings "are increasing incrementally in frequency, they're still extremely statistically rare."

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https://www.npr.org/2021/05/27/1000745927/why-were-seeing-a-spike-in-workplace-shootings

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