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The systematic killing of a population, either entirely or the majority thereof. A mass murder may be perpetrated with the tacit or active support of a community or a group in the society in which it occurred, and usually is a single event. History’s largest mass murders have been attempts to exterminate an ethnic and other group—i.e., genocide

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The data for this study originates from a report on mass murders committed from 2009 to 2015 in the U.S.

The Relationship between Gun Control Strictness and Mass Murder in the United States: A National Study 2009-2015

In an effort to maintain impartiality (with respect to gun control advocacy), both "mass murder" and "mass shooting" analyses are made in this study.

AN ANALYSIS OF US SCHOOL SHOOTING DATA (1840-2015)

That should meet two requirements-genocide and mass murder. How can they establish that?)

'Bato' pokes fun at ICC case

But it is available immediately at www.lulu.com then simply enter Mass Murder in America in the search bar.

30 Mass Murders 380 Killed Detailed in New Book "Mass Murder in America'

At a public debate on 14 February 2014 on the subject "Can Courts end civil wars?" organised jointly by Kenyatta University and the Nation Media Group's East African University Debate Series, Mamdani argued for decriminalisation of mass murder and drew a distinction between what he described as 'political violence' and 'criminal violence' Mamdani rejected what he termed a false divide between 'victims' and 'perpetrators', and submitted that there is a need for recognition of victims, perpetrators and bystanders as 'survivors' who have to live in peace.

Decriminalisation of mass murders, rape and sexual violence--a critique of president Mbeki and Prof Mamdani

A Virginia college, a Colorado high school, a Texas military base, an Arizona strip mall, a Colorado movie theatre - all have become part of a recurring event in America: mass murder.

Double standards of mass murder

The evil imagery was discovered on the day that Israel chooses to mark the Holocaust, the mass murder of Jews directed by Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

The Journal: An horrific reminder of pure evil

In fact, the mass murder was been prevented by a nice Israeli lady, an ordinary wife and mother, who happened to have both an alert eye and a concealed semiautomatic pistol.

Learning from the past. (Cop Talk)

In many cases government just systematically disarmed those to be murdered (under the guise of disarming everyone) and then stood by while private groups it sponsored carried out the mass murders with knives and agricultural implements.

Death by government. (Gun Rights)

The debit side of the ledger is heavy with mass murders and inhuman tortures, with blasphemy and treason and felonies and cruelties, so despicable in degree and so widespread in practice as to prompt a feeling of despair.

Worth repeating

We have already acknowledged at least one praiseworthy consequence that can be attributed, in part, to the critique: the banishing of negative stereotyping and tendentious demonizing from coverage and discussion of the mass murders in New York and Washington.

2001 Nights: The end of the Orientalist critique. (Culture and Reviews)

But fire chiefs have now discovered he is serving 28 years for one of Australia's worst mass murders. He was even promoted for his good work but has now been suspended.