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Why Does the US Have So Many Mass Shootings? - C C - Aug 24, 2015
http://news.discovery.com/human/why-does-the-us-have-so-many-mass-shootings-150824.htm
EXCERPT: [...] United States comprises 5 percent of the global population, but has experienced 31 percent of public mass shootings...
[...Aside from the commonly espoused cause of pervasive firearm ownership...] “In the United States, where many individuals are socialized to assume that they will reach great levels of success and achieve ‘the American Dream,’ there may be particularly high levels of strain among those who encounter blocked goals or have negative social interactions with their peers, coworkers, or bosses,” he [Adam Lankford] said.
[...] An unexpected discovery? Mass shooters in the United States kill fewer people, on average, than shooters in other countries....