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It is the violent ideology Americans cannot ignore. This hate and extremism overwhelming reside in males. Disproportionately committed by males, gun violence, as shown by data, reveals that misogyny can be a precursor to other forms of extremism. Gun violence and particularly mass-shootings have once again seized Americans of all political stripes as the hot-topic debate of the day. American's fascination with gun ownership dates to the roots of independence from the British crown and why colonists insisted that protection to own and possess firearms be woven into the private citizens' constitutional rights. There are an estimated 393 million guns in America, almost one for each citizen but held by approximately 42% of the population. It makes America, per capita, the largest privately-owned gun-toting country in the world. Many of the population surveyed claim to own four or more weapons – hardly necessary for self-defense. This chapter explores mass shootings and misogyny.
It is the violent ideology Americans cannot ignore. This hate and extremism overwhelming reside in males. Disproportionately committed by males, gun violence, as shown by data, reveals that misogyny can be a precursor to other forms of extremism. Gun violence and particularly mass-shootings have once again seized Americans of all political stripes as the hot-topic debate of the day. American's fascination with gun ownership dates to the roots of independence from the British crown and why colonists insisted that protection to own and possess firearms be woven into the private citizens' constitutional rights. There are an estimated 393 million guns in America, almost one for each citizen but held by approximately 42% of the population. It makes America, per capita, the largest privately-owned gun-toting country in the world. Many of the population surveyed claim to own four or more weapons – hardly necessary for self-defense. This chapter explores mass shootings and misogyny.
As a result of the horrific 9/11 (2001) suicide terrorist attacks, US citizens generally have concluded international terrorism is behind mass-casualty attacks. As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 draws near, the post 9/11 era shows the emerging threats to the US will continue as a composition of ideologies from jihadist, far right, and leftist extremism, and idiosyncratic strains. Intelligence agencies worldwide are concerned about the looming threats of bioterrorism from variant strains of COVID. As a cataclysmic event, 9/11 radically changed laws and methods nations use to evaluate their geopolitical policies and operationalize their new counterterrorism strategies. This chapter will explore the laws and methods used to help fight and mitigate emerging threats. Underpinning this research review are the conflict theory, religion as a political philosophy, and the abandonment theory of personality disorders observed playing an influencing role in recruiting extremists.
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