https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/18/why-are-mass-shooters-almost-always-men/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:03:44 -0400<![CDATA[Evolutionary psychology suggests that a threat to status could be a trigger for extremely violent behavior, Harrison said. After examining 90 male mass murderers from 1996 to 2008, Harrison and a colleague found that a threat to status (being bullied or a job loss, for example) triggered the violence in 88 percent of the cases.]]>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:35:27 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/18/why-are-mass-shooters-almost-always-men-n98379