Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-11-22 10:40:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EB047EBC8B747BB43BD68D0C51957ECACBCA2BA47814A7CCEF8A37A44A54A617
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Many mass shooters perceive some social alienation/ostracization that disconnects them from general society, which is not unique to queer populations; most mass shooters in America would be considered white cis men. Part of prevention is caring for those at risk. https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-trans-nonbinary-shooter/fact-check-majority-of-us-mass-shooters-are-cis-men-not-transgender-or-non-binary-people-idUSL1N363273/ https://www.npr.org/2022/05/26/1101423572/author-examines-the-behavioral-patterns-of-people-who-carried-out-mass-shootings https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/mass-shootings-mother-jones-full-data/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130909213006/http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43004.pdf
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