See this analysis of how our public discourses about mass shootings focus on individual issues like mental health (though important) and do not consider factors such as socialization, culture, etc. In addition to our country as having a violent gun culture, how are these shooters representing an “over-conformity” to masculinity norms?
Another under-recognized gender connection is the relationship between private and public violence. The sniper in the DC area in 2002 had a history of domestic violence toward his spouse.
Susan Pearce