School Shootings

What you never knew about Columbine What you never knew about Columbine

As a Salon reporter, Dave Cullen exploded myths about the tragic school shooting, now the subject of his new book. He talks about what the media bungled -- and what still surprises him.
By Joan Walsh Apr 6, 2009

  • Guns don't kill people, abortions kill people

    CBS's "freeSpeech" takes a cheap shot.
    By Lynn Harris October 4, 2006

  • If a child is a killer, are the parents to blame?

    Psychologist and author James Garbarino says the responsibility for teen violence must be shared.
    By Damien Cave September 6, 2001

  • Banning the bullies

    In the wake of school shootings, state legislatures are considering laws to crack down on harassment and violence in schools. How will they tell the bullies from the victims?
    By Fiona Morgan March 15, 2001

  • Deadly ambivalence

    Schools need to teach our kids how much they matter. If they don't, we will see Santana and Columbine copycat shootings again and again.
    By Meredith Maran March 6, 2001

  • More Columbine carnage

    Drugs are suspected in the latest round of killings in Littleton -- this time at a sandwich shop.
    By Dave Cullen February 15, 2000

  • Why the Columbine report is delayed

    Still fielding attacks over leaked video footage and grim timing, the sheriff's department is waiting for the right moment to release the full details of the high school massacre.
    By Dave Cullen February 14, 2000

  • The hidden culprits at Columbine

    Two crazy boys pulled the triggers, but lax laws put the guns in their hands.
    By Jake Tapper December 30, 1999

  • Goodbye, cruel world

    Video footage made by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold leaves unanswered questions about whether their parents could have stopped the massacre at Columbine.
    By Dave Cullen December 14, 1999

  • The congressman from Columbine

    For Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo, reelection seemed inevitable -- until tragedy struck Littleton.
    By Jake Tapper December 7, 1999

  • "These guys wanted to become cult heroes"

    The Columbine killers left videos for police to find after their rampage.
    By Dave Cullen November 11, 1999

  • Schoolyard cowboys

    Education alone is not enough to stop kids from playing with guns. So what is?
    By Lisa Moskowitz June 2, 1999

  • A mother defends Marilyn Manson

    Despite his antichrist antics, the shock-rocker is really a pussycat who creates artful music with a message.
    By Nani Power May 28, 1999

  • Crime school

    Does prosecuting teenagers as adults make society safer?
    By Fiona Morgan May 26, 1999

  • The longest hours

    Waiting to find out if you've lost your child is the worst torture.
    By Carol Ormandy April 27, 1999

  • Learning from Littleton

    Experts discuss the right lessons -- and the wrong ones.
    By Fiona Morgan April 27, 1999
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