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The '''Columbine High School massacre''' occurred on [[Tuesday]], [[April 20]], [[1999]] at [[Columbine High School]] in [[unincorporated]] [[Jefferson County, Colorado|Jefferson County]], [[Colorado]], near [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] and [[Littleton, Colorado|Littleton]], [[Colorado]], in the [[United States]]. Two teenage students, [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold]], carried out a [[mass murder|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 [[Bath School Disaster|attack]] on a school in US History.

The massacre provoked intense public [[debate]] regarding [[Gun politics in the United States|gun control laws]] and the availability of [[assault weapon]]s in the United States. Much discussion also centered on the nature of [[high school]] [[clique]]s and [[bully]]ing, 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 [[Christianity|Christians]], and led some to lament the decline of religion in public education and society in general. Evidence suggests one was indeed killed for expressing her faith in God. Certainly the shooters had only disdain for such faith. The shooting also resulted in an increased emphasis on school security, and a [[moral panic]] aimed at [[goth culture]], [[heavy metal music]], social [[pariah]]s, the use of pharmaceutical [[anti-depressant]]s by teenagers, [[films|violent movies]] and [[video game controversy|violent video games]].{{ref|columbinemoralpanic}} {{ref|hellmouth}}

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