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Earlier this year, we found that the internet and social media facilitated the spread of white extremist ideology and violence. Investigators are now examining whether the El Paso massacre suspect was also inspired by informal, global extremist networks. nyti.ms/2yB5IzZ
The bombing and mass shooting that killed 77 in Norway in 2011 is seen as a "turning point" in white extremist violence, said J.M. Berger, a researcher.
Here's how such attacks increased in the 6 years that followed. nyti.ms/2yEyLmy
Here's how such attacks increased in the 6 years that followed. nyti.ms/2yEyLmy
We've also looked at why the U.S. has so many mass shootings compared to other countries. Our analysis in 2017 showed that the only variable that can explain the high rate of mass shootings in America is its high number of guns. nyti.ms/2yIGfEN
Adjusted for population, only Yemen has a higher rate of mass shootings among countries with more than 10 million people. Yemen has the world’s 2nd-highest rate of gun ownership after the U.S. nyti.ms/2yIGfEN
