What is mass murder?
Q: What is mass murder?
A: Mass murder is when four or more people are killed by the same person or group at the same time, usually within a short period of time.
Q: How does the FBI define mass murder?
A: The FBI defines mass murder as the killing of many people without any cooling-off period, which distinguishes it from serial killers who have a cooling-off period between murders.
Q: Who can commit mass murder?
A: Mass murderers can be individuals, gangs, terrorist groups, governments or police.
Q: What are some possible motivations for committing mass murder?
A: Possible motivations for committing mass murder include politics/religion/ethnicity, sadism, being bullied, mental disorders and inceldom.
Q: What are some examples of US mass murders?
A: Examples of US mass murders include the University of Texas massacre in August 1966, the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, the September 11 attacks, the Virginia Tech massacre and the 2012 Aurora shooting and Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Q: What are some examples of UK's mass murders?
A: Examples of UK's mass murders include the Denmark Place fire in London in 1980, Hungerford massacre in Hungerford Berkshire in 1987 and Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie Scotland in 1988.
Q: What are some examples of Australia's and France's respective massacres?
A: Australia's example includes Port Arthur Massacre in 1996 while France's includes November 2015 Paris Attacks. Turkey’s example includes 2015 Ankara bombings
