As we noted in a previous post, the El Paso WalMart killer is a environmental extremist. Now, it turns out that the Dayton, Ohio killer is a registered Democrat. He also self-described himself on Twitter as a "leftist." This killer obviously also supported gun...
Demographics of Mass Public Shooters
Breaking down Mass Public Shooting data from 1998 through June 2019: Info on weapons used; gun-free zones; racial, age, and gender demographics
The Excel file with detailed information on mass public shootings is available here. With all the discussion about having another assault weapon ban, only 13% of mass public shootings are done solely with any type of rifle. Twenty-eight percent involve only a rifle or...
At Townhall: Media Calls The New Zealand Shooter ‘Right-Wing’
The media wants to call anyone who is a racist a "right-wing" extremist. Here is Dr. John Lott's take on the mass public shooting in New Zealand. The Washington Post called the New Zealand mosque shooting “one of the worst cases of right-wing terrorism in years.”...
The Racial and Gender Demographics of Mass Public Shooters: Middle Eastern people, Asians, Blacks, and American Indians overrepresented. Hispanics most underrepresented
“the biggest terror threat in this country is white men, most of them radicalized to the right, and we have to start doing something about them.” — CNN’s Don Lemon, October 30, 2018 "I said that the biggest terror threat in this country comes from radicals on the...
Few mass public killers have obvious political or religious reasons for doing their shootings, vehicle attacks, or bombings
“right-wing terrorism has become far more commonplace — and, since 9/11, far more deadly — than Islamist terrorism in America” -- Max Boot, Washington Post, October 28, 2018. "the biggest terror threat in this country is white men, most of them radicalized to the...
What are the religious views of mass public shooters?
From January 1998 to the present, 69 killers have committed 66 mass public shootings in the US. Each of these attacks claimed four or more lives. Of the attackers, four have been identified as Christians, with just three clearly being regular churchgoers. With 70%...
With the push to ban guns for those under 21 years of age, what share of Mass Public Shootings are done by those under age 21?
With the push by gun control advocates to ban those under age 21 from owning guns because of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, we decided to examine more closely the ages of mass public shooters over the last twenty years. The current discussion is obviously...






