PamelaDrew on Nostr: #FactChech "A new dataset from the Crime Prevention Research Center compiles the ...

#FactChech "A new dataset from the Crime Prevention Research Center compiles the demographic makeup of all mass public shooters in the United States since 1998, and the top-line results appear to contradict media stereotypes about the kind of people who use firearms to commit atrocities.

While mass murderers are majority white (57%) and male (96%), whites and Hispanics are underrepresented among mass murders compared to their share of the total American population... " https://web.archive.org/web/20210302123532/https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/data-reveals-race-gender-political-affiliations-mass-murderers/