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The U.S. Bureau Of Justice Statistics defines a spree killing as "killings at two or more locations with almost no time break between murders." Serial killers are different in that they have cooling off periods between attacks, while mass murderers typically stick to one location.


SPREE KILLERS


In many countries the actions of spree killers have been Catalyst s for change in Gun Control policy. This has been primarily through additional laws restricting gun ownership for private citizens.


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FURTHER READING

  • Pantziarka, P. 2000, ''Lone Wolf'', Virgin Publishing ISBN 0753504375. This book looks at individual cases, including Thomas Hamilton, Martin Bryant and Mark Barton. It also discusses the wider social context, psychological factors and political fall-out from spree killing.

  • Helen Zahavi , '' Dirty Weekend '' (fiction)