Are ‘senseless acts’ of violence really that senseless?

A preliminary typology of mass shootings

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Gun violence has become a central issue in American politics, and will no doubt continue to be in the run-up to the 2020 elections. In the past year alone, mass shootings in Odessa and Midland, Texas, in Dayton, Ohio, in El Paso, Texas, and in Virginia Beach have shocked the public, reigniting debates…