Percentage wise there were probably just as many socially maladjusted people in the USA as there is now, we just have 180 million more people than we did 70 years ago. Also how many teen age or young adults that had serious adjustment issues had the funds or the access to vehicles, firearms of the type today etc. etc. We have created a culture where things that were only accessible to a few are now available to many more. Also there were extremely few technologies available a couple generations ago for socially maladjusted to connect with and communicate with all sorts of opportunities.

I also don't buy into all the mental illness on some of these incidents. Mentally ill people don't suit up in body armor, carry multiple weapons and considerable munitions and plan their attacks for days, weeks or longer. Hate and fear are huge revenue generators in our economy and I don't see that changing quickly when there is a lot of profit on the line.

Bryce

Most sociopaths arnt considered mentally ill