&gt;after all, they seem to be a very much USA localized issue<p>Absolutely false. Norway, Finland, Slovakia, Israel, and Switzerland all had more shooting rampages (and deaths thereof) per capita than the United States (at least from 2009-2013, which the data covers). <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.is&#x2F;f4gbv" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.is&#x2F;f4gbv</a>