Historical background on the Columbine school shooting: The Columbine school shooting, an overview / Jenny MacKay ; A local newspaper reports the Columbine school shooting / Mark Obmascik ; Varying theories emerge about the cause of the Columbine school shooting / Brad Knickerbocker ; A British magazine questions America's attitude toward guns / The Economist ; The Vice President speaks at the Columbine memorial / Al Gore ; The Columbine killers' pre-shooting videotapes are released / Wendy Murray Zoba -- Controversies surrounding the Columbine school shooting: The Columbine school shooting reflects a serious social problem / Elliot Aronson ; School shootings result in hysteria and repressive solutions / Barbara Dority ; Columbine high school had a serious bullying problem / Ralph W. Larkin ; Antidepressant drugs contributed to the Columbine school shooting / Kelly Patricia O'Meara ; Racial hatred motivated the Columbine school shooters / C. Stone brown ; Inadequate law enforcement was a death sentence for Columbine victims / Dave Kopel ; Stronger gun laws would prevent tragedies like the Columbine school shooting / David Winkler / Stronger gun laws would not have prevented the Columbine school shooting / Dave Kopel ; The media covered Columbine better than previous school shootings / Natalie Pompilio ; The reaction to Columbine led to violations of student civil liberties / Ethan Bronner -- Personal narratives: A Columbine student shares her story / Melissa Miller, as told to Cate Baily ; Columbine students explain the impact of the shooting on their lives / Tom Kuntz ; Columbine school officials share accounts of the shooting / Kathleen Vail ; Ten years later, a journalist struggles to comprehend Columbine / Dan Haley ; A friend of the shooters speaks out / Brooks Brown and Rob Merritt
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"The Columbine School Shooting: The series provides basic historical information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and provides first-person narratives"--Provided by publisher.
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