Rampage nation
Subtitle: securing America from mass shootings
By: Louis Klarevas
Publisher: Prometheus; Prometheus Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9781633880665
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Firearms ownership; Violent crimes; Gun control; Prevention; Mass murder
Description: In the past decade, no individual act of violence has killed more people in the United States than the mass shooting. This well-researched, forcefully argued book answers some of the most pressing questions facing our society: Why do people go on killing sprees? Are gun-free zones magnets for deadly rampages? What can we do to curb the carnage of this disturbing form of firearm violence? Contrary to conventional wisdom, the author shows that gun possession often prods aggrieved, mentally unstable individuals to go on shooting sprees; these attacks largely occur in places where guns are not prohibited by law; and sensible gun-control measures like the federal Assault Weapons Ban--which helped drastically reduce rampage violence when it was in effect--are instrumental to keeping Americans safe from mass shootings in the future. To stem gun massacres, the author proposes several original policy prescriptions, ranging from the enactment of sensible firearm safety reforms to an overhaul of how the justice system investigates potential active-shooter threats and prosecutes violent crimes. Calling attention to the growing problem of mass shootings, Rampage Nation demonstrates that this unique form of gun violence is more than just a criminal justice offense or public health scourge. It is a threat to American security. --Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-361) and index.
Table of contents: title: Sandy Hook; title: The beginning of wisdom; title: A growing threat; title: Unstable, angry, armed men; title: No place is safe; title: Guns kill, some more than others; title: Breaking the trinity; title: The bad man's awe; title: The new normal; title: Appendix: A theoretical profiles of Seung Hui Cho: from the perspective of a forensic behavioral scientist / by Roger L. Depue, PhD.