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| − | '''Columbine | + | "'''Columbine'''" refers to a massacre by two students, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris,<ref>The official report omits how one of the students had been taken off powerful mind-altering medication, which can lead to dangerous conduct.[http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/columbine.cd/Pages/SUSPECTS_TEXT.htm]</ref> of 12 students and a coach at Columbine High School in Littleton, [[Colorado]] on April 20, 1999. |
The killers were anti-religion, anti-establishment, antisocial, and anti-sports, and sought out as victims Christians and popular athletes. The killers planned their attack beforehand and investigators later found descriptions in their notes about their intentions to kill. One drawing included a depiction of an attack on New York City by flying an airplane into it. | The killers were anti-religion, anti-establishment, antisocial, and anti-sports, and sought out as victims Christians and popular athletes. The killers planned their attack beforehand and investigators later found descriptions in their notes about their intentions to kill. One drawing included a depiction of an attack on New York City by flying an airplane into it. | ||
Revision as of 05:45, April 17, 2007
"Columbine" refers to a massacre by two students, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris,[1] of 12 students and a coach at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado on April 20, 1999.
The killers were anti-religion, anti-establishment, antisocial, and anti-sports, and sought out as victims Christians and popular athletes. The killers planned their attack beforehand and investigators later found descriptions in their notes about their intentions to kill. One drawing included a depiction of an attack on New York City by flying an airplane into it.
Politicians cited the massacre in their demands for greater gun control, and congressional Democrats held highly publicized hearings to pass gun control legislation. But gun control became an issue that hurt Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore in 2000, causing him to lose the election by losing the traditionally Democratic state of West Virginia, where the right to bear arms is valued. Since the 2000 election there has not been any significant political demands for gun control. Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore used the incident as the backdrop for an anti-gun documentary, Bowling For Columbine.
A moving photo gallery of the young students is available online.[2] Also online is the much-criticized official report of the massacre.[3]
References
- ↑ The official report omits how one of the students had been taken off powerful mind-altering medication, which can lead to dangerous conduct.[1]
- ↑ http://www.acolumbinesite.com/victim/memoriam.html
- ↑ http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/columbine.cd/Pages/TOC.htm