Throughout the last decade, mass shootings have been on the rise (Meindl and Ivy 368). Despite them being a worldwide phenomenon, the vast majority of these incidents happen in the United States (Meindl and Ivy 368). A mass shooting is defined as an incident where someone kills four or more people typically at a single location (Smart and Schell). Naturally, with carnages like the Las Vegas shooting on the rise, scholars have been trying to dissect the reasons behind these tragedies. Some have linked this phenomenon to gun laws (Klarevas et al), others to mental illness (Vargas et al), but…