Columbine High School massacre

The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado, near Denver and Littleton. Two teenage students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, carried out a shooting rampage, killing twelve fellow students and a teacher, as well as wounding twenty-four others, before committing suicide. It is considered to be the deadliest school shooting, and the second deadliest attack on a school in US History.

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Tuesday - April 20 - 1999 - Columbine High School - Unincorporated - Jefferson County - Colorado - Denver - Littleton - Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold - Shooting rampage - Suicide - School shooting - Attack

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The massacre provoked intense public debate regarding gun control laws and the availability of assault weapons in the United States. Much discussion also centered on the nature of high school cliques and bullying, as well as the role of violent movies and video games in American society. Several of the victims who were mistakenly believed to have been killed due to their religious beliefs became a source of inspiration to others, notably Christians, and led some to lament the decline of religion in public education and society in general. The shooting also resulted in an increased emphasis on school security, and a moral panic aimed at goth culture, heavy metal music, social pariahs, the use of pharmaceutical anti-depressants by teenagers, violent movies and violent video games.{{ref|columbinemoralpanic}} {{ref|hellmouth}}

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Debate - Gun control laws - Assault weapon - High school - Clique - Bully - Christians - Moral panic - Goth culture - Heavy metal music - Pariah - Anti-depressant - Violent movies - Violent video games

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