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The term ‘lone gunman’ ignores the structures that enable violence

  • Written by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
imageMembers of law enforcement agencies search for shooting suspect Vance Boelter at a house on June 15, 2025, in Belle Plaine, Minn. AP Photo/George Walker IV

When shots rang out in Minnesota, targeting state Democratic politicians, the headlines quickly followed a familiar script: a mentally unstable suspect and the well-worn label “lone gunman....

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