According to CBS, there were 417 mass shootings (where four or more
persons are randomly chosen, and shot in a public space) in 2019,
including the August 3, 2019 shooting at a Walmart store, which resulted
in the deaths of 22 individuals, and an additional 24 wounded (the
seventh deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history).
The following interactive map includes data and details about mass shootings in the United States for the current year (https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting)
Choose
one specific theory from the Biological and one specific theory from
Psychological Theories and explain the criminal behavior of mass
murderers.
In your response, ensure you include some discussion
of the limitations of the theory you have selected. Also, include some
discussion as to why mass shootings are seemingly a United States
phenomenon, and whether these incidents occur globally.
Your
initial posting should be 250-500 words. A substantive initial post
demonstrates critical thinking and answers the discussion question(s)
completely. Your initial post should be supported by at least one
scholarly resource. Scholarly sources include: peer-reviewed journal
articles, books, the class textbook, or documents from the government
(.gov sites). A scholarly source does not include general sources from
the internet (.com, .org, .edu, and .net sites are not scholarly).
Scholarly resources should be current (no older than five years).