There is much controversy between people with mental illnesses committing shootings. Most of America is aware that this is a very touchy subject. Lots of people could be offended with the other sides beliefs or responses. Shootings have been around awhile wether they have been mass shootings or school shootings. They have all resulted in terrible deaths. The first recorded mass shooting happened back on Labor Day in 1949. It was committed by a man named Howard Unrah. This mass shooting became know as his “Walk of Death.” Unrah killed a total of 13 people from a window of his apartment. The definition of a mass shooting by the FBI is the casualties of four or more victims in a single incident (usually in one spot).(2)The United States is five percent of the world’s population but is the cause of one-third of the world’s mass shooters from 1966-2012. Before 1966, mass shootings like …show more content…
2011). All 8 subjects said they had intended to kill as many people as possible, and all cases involved targeting a specific group against whom the would-be perpetrator held a grievance. Over the 12-month study period, none of the 8 subjects carried out or attempted to carry out their plans. However, 2 of the 8 assaulted a person unrelated to the targeted group. Future research may enhance awareness of the presence of “identification warning behaviors” (Meloy et al.