shooters

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Adam Lankford, a criminologist at the University of Alabama who has studied the global proliferation of mass shootings, said the internet gives broad access to online communities where mass shooters are idolized.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Many of the eight possible release areas have moorland used for driven grouse-shooting, a traditional field sport where red grouse, which golden eagles eat, are driven towards shooters by beaters.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“One of the most brilliant shooters that you’ll ever see made an incredible, legendary March shot,” Hurley said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It was the final season for Harvard-Westlake’s Joe Sterling, who’s off to Texas as one of the best three-point shooters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Like all good shooters, the pattern of Bull’s shooting did not deviate; in fact it was unconscious, buried in instinct, and rooted in long hours of boyhood practice.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy