Louis Klarevas. (2016). Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings. Prometheus.

Louis Klarevas. 2016. Rampage Nation: Securing America From Mass Shootings. Prometheus.

Louis Klarevas, Rampage Nation: Securing America From Mass Shootings. Prometheus, 2016.

Louis Klarevas. Rampage Nation: Securing America From Mass Shootings. Prometheus, 2016.

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   • bioText: Louis Klarevas, PhD, teaches in the Department of Global Affairs at the University of Massachusetts–Boston. He also serves as a consultant to the federal government on national security matters. A frequent commentator on homeland security and foreign policy, he has appeared on numerous news programs, including on CNN, ABC, NPR, and the BBC. In the past, he has taught at American University, George Washington University, City University of New York, and New York University. In addition, he has served as the Defense Analysis Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Security Studies.
     
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In the past decade, no individual act of violence has killed more people in the United States than the mass shooting. This well-researched, forcefully argued book answers some of the most pressing questions facing our society: Why do people go on killing sprees? Are gun-free zones magnets for deadly rampages? What can we do to curb the carnage of this disturbing form of firearm violence?Contrary to conventional wisdom, the author shows that gun possession often prods aggrieved, mentally unstable individuals to go on shooting sprees; these attacks largely occur in places where guns are not prohibited by law; and sensible gun-control measures like the federal Assault Weapons Ban-which helped drastically reduce rampage violence when it was in effect-are instrumental to keeping Americans safe from mass shootings in the future.To stem gun massacres, the author proposes several original policy prescriptions, ranging from the enactment of sensible firearm safety reforms to an overhaul of how the justice system investigates potential active-shooter threats and prosecutes violent crimes. Calling attention to the growing problem of mass shootings,Rampage Nationdemonstrates that this unique form of gun violence is more than just a criminal justice offense or public health scourge. It is a threat to American security.

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     June 1, 2016
     Klarevas (Global Affairs/Univ. of Massachusetts-Boston) shares his research showing that mass shootings are more common than widely believed but can be decreased by addressing the conditions common to all the massacres. A trinity of gun violence is at the heart of the book: unstable shooters, unsecured targets, and extraordinarily lethal weapons. Using the trinity as a starting point for understanding seemingly irrational mass murders, Klarevas suggests changes in laws and regulations to reduce danger. He explains why identifying likely perpetrators and fortifying places where they are most likely to strike can work but that the most effective measures would involve controlling certain types of weapons. As he methodically builds his case, the author debunks the research of gun rights advocates, especially the ubiquitous John Lott. Klarevas demonstrates convincingly that most perpetrators fall into an age range that allows full employment, suffer from mental illness, and often view firearms as a hedge against self-esteem issues. The killers tend to focus on people and locations to which they share a real or imagined connection. The chosen locations cannot be defended easily, even by armed personnel onsite. The body counts have increased because lightweight, semiautomatic weapons holding massive numbers of bullets have become increasingly available from manufacturers. Throughout the book, Klarevas alternates explanations of his painstaking research with detailed, gory accounts of rampage killings. He focuses on cases involving a variety of perpetrators and a minimum of six deaths. One of the striking details involves the brevity of the actual shootings. The killer is often able to begin and end the rampage within 10 minutes, although to those at the scene, the duration of the shooting can seem eternal. The author ends with an appendix titled "A Theoretical Profile of Seung Hui Cho," the Virginia Tech killer. A deeply researched, clearly written study that educates while it horrifies.

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