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| | ![[Liberal]] response | | ![[Liberal]] response |
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| | |5 + himself | | |5 + himself |
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| − | |Mentally unstable | + | |Fan of [[Nietzsche]]'s "The Antichrist," obsessed with self-injury, was a "cutter" in [[public high school]], wore all black to carry out his massacre, and was still a [[public school]] student at age 27 |
| | |Shock at the fact that the gunman didn't "fit" the typical mold of a killer, when in fact the gunman wore all black and was taught at a [[public school]]. | | |Shock at the fact that the gunman didn't "fit" the typical mold of a killer, when in fact the gunman wore all black and was taught at a [[public school]]. |
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| − | | 2007
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| − | | Matthew Murray
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| − | | Homeschooled
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| − | | 5
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| − | | 5
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| − | | Mentally unstable
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| − | | None, as of yet.
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| | |2007 | | |2007 |
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| | |8 + himself | | |8 + himself |
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| − | |Mentally unstable | + | |Targeted [[Christmas]] shoppers; wore black; "I can't take this meaningless existence anymore"<ref>[http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.omaha08dec08,0,6053469.story Baltimore Sun]</ref> Told a therapist that "he is not sure if there is a God or life after death and that when he dies, he'll probably go to hell." Told social workers he was satanic and acknowledged that he often acted before thinking of the consequences. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318506,00.html Mall Gunman Admitted He was Satanic, Attempted Suicide], [[Associated Press]], [[Fox News Channel]], December 27, 2007</ref> |
| | |Avoid suggesting [[gun control]] lest [[Democrats]] lose [[West Virginia]] and [[Wisconsin]] in [[2008 presidential election]] | | |Avoid suggesting [[gun control]] lest [[Democrats]] lose [[West Virginia]] and [[Wisconsin]] in [[2008 presidential election]] |
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| | |About 12 | | |About 12 |
| − | |Mentally unstable | + | |[[Atheist]], "I, as a natural selector, will eliminate all who I see unfit." |
| | |[[Finland]] already had [[gun control]] | | |[[Finland]] already had [[gun control]] |
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| | |32 + himself | | |32 + himself |
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| − | |Mentally unstable | + | |"Ismail Ax" suggested [[Muslim]] beliefs, felt "Jesus was crucifying me." |
| | |Poem comparing it to environmental harm<ref>"We are Virginia Tech. ... We do not understand this tragedy. ... Neither does the baby elephant watching his community be devastated for ivory; neither does the Appalachian infant killed in the middle of the night in his crib in the home his father built with his own hands being run over by a boulder because the land was destabilized. ..."[http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/blog/oldengoldendecoy/2007/apr/17/nikki_giovanni_we_are_virginia_tech]</ref> | | |Poem comparing it to environmental harm<ref>"We are Virginia Tech. ... We do not understand this tragedy. ... Neither does the baby elephant watching his community be devastated for ivory; neither does the Appalachian infant killed in the middle of the night in his crib in the home his father built with his own hands being run over by a boulder because the land was destabilized. ..."[http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/blog/oldengoldendecoy/2007/apr/17/nikki_giovanni_we_are_virginia_tech]</ref> |
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| | + | |2007 |
| | + | |Asa Coon |
| | + | |SuccessTech public school Academy (Cleveland) |
| | + | |Himself |
| | + | |4 |
| | + | |Said he didn't believe in [[God]] and didn't respect [[God]], killed after classmate disagreed; wore black<ref>[http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1192092117230670.xml&coll=2]</ref> |
| | + | |Under-publicized because of his anti-[[God]] statements |
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| | + | |2006 |
| | + | |Kimveer Gill |
| | + | |Rosemere High School (Quebec) |
| | + | |1 + himself |
| | + | |20 |
| | + | |"I hate God" and "I hate religious zealots" |
| | + | |[[Canada]] already had [[gun control]] |
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| | |2002 | | |2002 |
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| − | |Mentally unstable | + | |Wore black entirely, literally from head to toe; stopped only when a teacher pulled off his black mask |
| | |[[German]] [[gun control]] already strict, demands for limitations on computer games | | |[[German]] [[gun control]] already strict, demands for limitations on computer games |
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| | |13 + themselves | | |13 + themselves |
| | |23 | | |23 |
| − | |Mentally unstable | + | |[[Atheistic]], singled out [[Christian]] victims |
| | |Demand [[gun control]], causing [[Al Gore]] to lose [[West Virginia]] and [[Tennessee]] in 2000 presidential election | | |Demand [[gun control]], causing [[Al Gore]] to lose [[West Virginia]] and [[Tennessee]] in 2000 presidential election |
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| − | |1998
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| − | |Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden
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| − | |Westside Middle School
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| − | |5
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| − | |10
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| − | |Mentally unstable
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| − | |Outcry for tougher sentencing (they were in prison until they turned 21). Also have no parole or supervision and can buy guns legally.
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| | |1997 | | |1997 |
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| | |5 | | |5 |
| − | |Mentally unstable | + | |Murdered girls as they prayed in a [[prayer]] group |
| | |Under-publicized due to anti-[[Christian]] nature | | |Under-publicized due to anti-[[Christian]] nature |
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| − | |1989
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| − | |Marc Lépine
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| − | |Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel, (''College of General and Vocational Education'')
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| − | |14 + himself
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| − | |10
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| − | |Mentally unstable
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| − | |Improve police training (which helped in the [[Dawson College Shooting]]). Stricter gun control. Raised knowledge of violence against women. Founded the [[National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women]]
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