Home grown violent extremists or home-grown terrorism has become more prevalent in recent years. Terrorist are criminals. I would say that a serial killer is a criminal. Serial killers create terror by killing specific persons and motives. That brings up the questions are serial killers terrorist or murderers? Terrorists and murderers can get placed in the same category quite easily. However, using violence or the act of violence, such as hijacking or kidnapping, to terrify persons into a political change is domestic terrorism. Furthermore, when people die due to a WMD or weapon engagement, it is not necessarily the intent to prove a point or political or social change. It may just be because they have hate in their heart. When
