There is a mental and psychological dimension to what leads people to commit mass killings. But it is not mental illness or pathology.
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After being ousted as Conservative leader, Erin O'Toole warned the country faced a dire moment of division. At the moment, however, it’s the party he attempted to lead that’s bitterly divided.
Years after the Sandy Hook massacre, school shootings are still frequent. Addressing the problem head-on takes more than ‘thoughts and prayers.’
Conspiracy theories surrounding the Sandy Hook school shooting continue to reverberate in the US, but now there are legal consequences.
Spoiler alert: Stolen guns arm criminals, and limiting gun carrying outside the home reduces violent crime.
Important differences mark the gun control policies of the Conservative and Liberal parties, in particular.
Jake Davison’s legally owned weapon was seized in the months before he killed five people – but it was soon returned to him.
If proposed amendments to the law are passed, it will no longer be possible to acquire a firearm licence for self-defence in the country. This has sparked heated debate.
The pandemic largely gave America a reprieve from school shootings. Two criminologists say gun violence could return to America’s schools worse than before as in-person classes resume.
Stricter gun control laws may make mass shootings slightly less common, but other policies may work better to prevent mass shooting deaths.
The gun problem in Canada stems from sharing the world’s longest undefended border with the country that has the largest number of guns in civilian hands.
After mass shootings, politicians in Washington have failed to pass new gun control legislation, despite public pressure. But laws are being passed at the state level, largely to loosen restrictions.
Anyone hoping for gun reform should take note of how the aftermath of the UK’s worst shooting played out.
Why do some gun owners insist on referring to the Montréal Massacre shooter by his birth name?
Governments often blame citizens for social outcomes which are the result of their own policies.
The advocates of friendship as a way to solve America’s partisan divide are wrong. There are more effective ways to tackle intractable political problems.
A new analysis shows that the many Americans who have experienced being threatened by a gun or suffering a gunshot wound are significantly less likely to believe most people can be trusted.
Gun sales have soared in recent months, coinciding with the beginning of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests that began in June.
Far from just committing ‘paper crimes,’ the mass shooting in Nova Scotia shows the deadly threats posed by unlicensed gun owners.
Did the COVID-19 pandemic have an impact on the mass shooting in Nova Scotia?
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