Domestic violence, experts say, often occurs when an abuser concludes that violence is the best tool to solve his or her grievances. If it sounds familiar that a gunman in a mass shooting would have a history of domestic violence, it should. But there are striking parallels between the intimate terrorism of domestic violence and the mass terrorism perpetrated by lone-wolf attackers like Mr. Mateen. Clark McCauley, a professor at Bryn Mawr College who studies the psychology of mass violence and terrorism, said he was not aware of research finding a causal relationship between domestic violence and terrorism. Personal Grievances, Global GrievancesTerrorist attacks and mass shootings garner attention and frighten the public much more than episodes of domestic violence.

Source: New York Times June 15, 2016 09:00 UTC