There's a pretty long list of terrorists that fall outside of the Muslim umbrella, so I'd have to say no, although given media coverage, it's understandable to see why many people would think so.
But in order for it to be terrorism, it must be political in nature. The most basic definition is the use of violence or threats/intimidation to further a political agenda.
No agenda, no terrorism.
So no; random or even well plotted rampages by mentally imbalanced individuals acting alone for reasons incomprehensible to anyone but themselves, aren't acts of terrorism. And no, said imbalanced mass murderers are not terrorists any more than serial killers are.
That said, there are plenty of individuals and groups that fall under the domestic terrorist banner, none of which have anything at all to do with the Islamic faith.
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