I think it is important to know who these people are.
Why?
Because I think we need to have a serious look at general trends in these incidents.
Why are they almost always male?
Why are they almost always young?
Why are they most often white?
Why are they most often rightward / libertarian leaning?
How often are they previously diagnosed with a mental illness? (Or is this something that is diagnosed after the fact, and by whom?)
YES, I know that there are exceptions to the above, but I'm speaking about statistical probabilities, not outliers.
(And, yes, I know mass shootings in and of themselves are outliers, but sadly becoming more and more common).
I believe (and I understand if you disagree) that looking at who these people are is an important step in understanding and hopefully preventing the spread of this disease.
The simplest fix is to take away their guns, of course, but clearly THAT isn't going to happen, even though it should.
For all victims past and present and, sadly, future
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