'US had 31% of world's public mass shooters from 1966-2012'

August 29, 2015 18:50

The US was the site of 31 per cent of the world's public mass shootings from 1966-2012, despite having only 5 per cent of the world's population, according to a new study. According to a research by Adam Lankford, associate professor of criminal justice at The University of Alabama, a combination of American exceptionalism, American gun culture and stressors are potential factors in explaining the commonality of public mass shooters in the US.

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