House Democrats proposed legislation aimed at assessing the communications of mass shooters to make it easier to identify others who might become mass shooters.
Fox News contributor and former D.C. homicide detective Ted Williams says the Buffalo, Uvalde and Highland Park shooters are white, between the ages of 18-21, with "internal rage."on websites and social media platforms to understand how they communicate, and then use that analysis to"early identify" people who might become mass shooters.
Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., proposed legislation with other Democrats aimed at allowing law enforcement to "early identify" mass shooters. have utilized various online channels to declare their intent to commit violence through manifestos, blog posts, social media posts, and direct messages prior to committing acts of terror," the bill says.
The Democrat bill calls on federal officials to work with law enforcement to understand how mass shooters communicate in the hopes of identifying them earlier. The report would include a review of academic studies assessing the relevance of social media in mass shooting events, and any insight gathered by prosecutors, law enforcement, lawyers and others with experience in this area.Mfume’s office declined to answer whether the intent of the bill’s sponsors is to use the NIJ analysis to recommend a formal program of assessing social media posts that mirror those created by past mass shooters and possibly take steps against people behind those posts.
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