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 =Columbine High School Shooting =

=Overview = The Columbine High School massacre happened on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, near Denver. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve students and one teacher. They also injured 21 other students, and three people were injured trying to escape. The pair then committed suicide. It is the fourth-deadliest school massacre in United States history, and the deadliest for an American high school.

Central Issue
They had carrying CO2 bombs, one semi-automatic 9mm handgun, a 9mm rifle, a sawed-off twelve gauge shotgun, and a sawed-off twelve gauge pump shotgun. They also had two duffel bags, each containing one twenty-pound propane bomb. The timers on the bombs are set to go off at 11:17 a.m. They had enough explosives to kill nearly all 500 students in the cafeteria.

Conclusion
There were many responses and results of the shooting. It brought up problems like gun control laws, availability of firearms, and gun violence including kids. It also brought up problems like high schools groups, bullying and how big of an impact that violent movies and video games have in America. Schools focused on improving security. The public also worried about things like goth culture, and outcasts and the use of anti-depressants and other drugs.