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Comparing the Global Rate of Mass Public Shootings to the U.S.’s Rate and Comparing Their Changes Over Time
34 Pages Posted: 14 Dec 2018
John R. Lott
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3289010

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John Lott is a solid authority. Thanks for the reference.

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https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3289010
from link:

“Out of the 97 countries where we have identified mass public shootings occurring, the United States ranks 64th in the per capita frequency of these attacks and 65th in the murder rate.
Not only have these attacks been much more common outside the US, the US’s share of these attacks have declined over time. There has been a much bigger increase over time in the number and severity of mass shootings in the rest of the world compared to the US. “ John Lott