a person who uses a gun, especially a criminal
from gun + man, literally 'man with a gun'
A gunman is literally a GUN-MAN - a man with a gun!
Gunman defaults to male despite women perpetrating mass violence. Language perpetuates assumption that shooters/armed attackers are male, erasing women's agency and violence.
Use 'armed attacker,' 'shooter,' or 'assailant' to describe person regardless of gender, letting facts (not language) specify gender if known.
["shooter","armed assailant","attacker","perpetrator"]
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