Atheist mass shooters

The FBI has some done preliminary research on the psychology of mass shooters: FBI on psychology of mass shooters.

There have been a significant amount of atheists who have been mass shooters (see: List of atheist shooters and serial killers).

Atheists and psychological factors related to mass shooters

Mass shooters often have these characteristics:

1. Frequently are sociopaths or psychopaths (see: Atheism and sociopathy and Atheism and psychopathy).

2. Tend to be proud, narcissists who crave attention (see: Atheism and arrogance and Atheism and narcissism).

3. Many are loners (see: Atheism and loneliness and Atheism and social outcasts and Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence and Atheism and marriage).

4. Many have mental illness (see: Atheism and mental illness).

5. Often kill themselves or do "death by cop" (see: Atheism and suicide).

6. Frequently tend to kill out of revenge/bitterness/unforgiveness/anger (see: Atheism and bitterness and Atheism and forgiveness and Atheism and anger and Atheism and love).

7. Often have poor emotional control (see: Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts).

8. Frequently are very unhappy people (see: Atheism and happiness and Atheism and depression).

9. Many are active on the internet and frequently it is found that they have posted disturbing things on social media or other websites (see: Atheism and the internet).

See also

• Atheism and violence
• Irreligion, psychopathy, crime, violence and antisocial behavior
• Atheism and its anti-civilizational effects
• Atheism and mass murder
• Atheism and morality
• Atheism and alcoholism
• Atheism and drug addiction
• Irreligious prison population
• Religion and crime reduction