Democrats want government to ID mass shooters before they shoot by studying social media posts
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House Democrats proposed legislation aimed at assessing the communications of mass shooters to make it easier to identify others who might become mass shooters.
The legislation does not go so far as to establish a new federal program that has officials scanning social media posts for certain words or content and investigating the people behind those posts. But it does take a possible first step in that direction and notes that past mass shooters have a certain way of communicating that, if studied further, could provide clues as to who might become the next perpetrator of a mass casualty event. Pete Kasperowicz is a politics editor at Fox News Digital.
"Perpetrators of mass shootings have utilized various online channels to declare their intent to commit violence through manifestos, blog posts, social media posts, and direct messages prior to committing acts of terror," the bill says. "Inadequate oversight and accountability mechanisms on online platforms creates an environment that enables hate speech, extremism, radicalization, and violence."