Bowling for Columbine

On the day of April 20th, 1999 a devastating disaster occurred. “Columbine is located in the southern end of the district, nestled just below the foothills of the Rocky Mountains”(Austin). This high school on the edge of the Rocky Mountains was put into a life threatening situation no other school would ever want to be in. Two boys, known as Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold proceeded to shoot their highschool dead. At the end of the day thirteen died; twelve students and one teacher. “twelve…

COLUMBINE; AMERICA 'S AWAKENING “In a matter of minutes, two youths shot and killed 12 fellow students and a teacher, and wounded 20 others, before turning their guns on themselves,” says the article “The Columbine Tragedy, April 20 1999” from Historic U.S. Events. Overcome with hatred, two seniors, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, conducted a mass murder shooting at Columbine High School. This provoked fear and inspired a wave of other school shootings across the country. At 11:15 am, a mass…

Columbine School Shooting April 20, 1999, this date for many parents, teachers, and students brings back memories of the horrific school massacre that occurred at the Columbine high school in Littleton Colorado. This event unfortunately claimed far too many lives, leaving many families, parents, students, and even officers with unanswered questions and filled with hatred and a lack of understanding. It was just like any other day,another Tuesday in fact filled at first with the usual…

Over the recent years, gun control has become one of the most prominent and controversial topics worldwide. Acts of terrorism and widespread violence have been rampant throughout our nation and many accredit this to America’s gun control policies, or rather lack thereof. School shootings have become increasingly prevalent over the past years in the United States. With twenty mass shootings in schools in 2015 alone, gun restrictions in school zones has been a pressing issue (Strauss, Steven).…

Gun Violence & Enforcing a New Gun Control System Do you know when was America 's worst school shooting? Well I do, and it had only happened four years ago, and shootings here have gotten much worse today. That’s why I propose a improved gun control system in our nation. With the school shooting of Sandy Hook Elementary School back in December 14th, 2012, the U.S. hasn’t actually enforced restrictions on gun control. This outrageous, intolerant behavior of the government, has lead me to believe…

Intro/statement of purpose In the United States, there is one school shooting per week (“The long, shameful list of school shootings in America”,2015). Many Students lives are being jeopardized during these school shootings, and not many students are prepared for an active shooting situation. Our proposal is to make a mandatory online presentation and test on the subject of school shootings for the students and staff at DH. Our objective for our proposal is to prevent shootings, and inform…

On May 20, 1998, Kipland Kinkel went on a shooting rampage at Thurstone High School. After the shooting spree Kipland was arrested and convicted of four counts of murder and twenty-six attempted counts of murder, with a total sentence time of 111 years and eight months. Four years into the 111-year sentence, the attorneys of Kipland Kinkel appealed the initial sentencing. In the “State of Oregon v. Kipland Philip Kinkel,” Judge Haselton offers information on the original trial, the grounds of…

One of the main reasons for this is the attack was said to of been influenced by violent video games and music (Columbine High School shootings). Although some people argued their rage was stimulated through bullying. There was ultimately no proof of media being the main cause of the two teenage boys killing thirteen people, and later turning the guns on their selves…

the American people and their desire for guns. American citizens are aware of the danger that follows with gun use, but still advocate to keep them legal within the states. The gruesome massacres that have occurred within American schools such as Columbine, Virginia Tech, as well as the massacre that recently occurred in Orlando, Florida at club Pulse, somehow do not resonate with the fact that this country has a very serious gun problem. The United States must figure out logical ways to make…

School in Connecticut” (HealthDay). However, the APA is not the only group associating mentally unstable individuals with violent videogames. In an article written by Fox News’ Mike Jaccarino, Jaccarino states “several other mass killers, including Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold and Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik, have been linked to violent videogames” (Jaccarino). The APA and Fox News only referencing these mass shooters when on the topic of violent videogames does…