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{{Quote|All the other kids with the pumped up kicks<br>You'd better run, better run<br>Outrun my gun<br>All the other kids with the pumped up kicks<br>You'd better run, better run<br>Faster than my bullet|Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People, a song about school shootings.}} | |||
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A '''school shooting''' is an attack on an educational institution, most commonly a school or university, using one or more firearm. | A '''school shooting''' is an attack on an educational institution, most commonly a school or university, using one or more firearm. | ||
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The shooter(s) often commits suicide after they are finished with their attack, although some have surrendered to or been killed by police. Suicidal school shooters typically made martyrdom videos; typically explaining their act(s) and ranting about bullies. | The shooter(s) often commits suicide after they are finished with their attack, although some have surrendered to or been killed by police. Suicidal school shooters typically made martyrdom videos; typically explaining their act(s) and ranting about bullies. | ||
[[File:Virginia Tech shooting Footage|thumb|250x250px|Seung-Hui Cho shoots up Virginia Tech - News]] | |||
School shootings have became much more common in the 21st Century. | School shootings have became much more common in the 21st Century. | ||
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|[[Eric Harris]] and [[Dylan Klebold]] | |[[Eric Harris]] and [[Dylan Klebold]] | ||
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|April 20<sup>th</sup>, 1999 | |April 20<sup>th</sup>, 1999 | ||
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|[[Seung-Hui Cho]] | |[[Seung-Hui Cho]] | ||
|Virginia Tech University | |||
|April 16<sup>th</sup>, 2007 | |April 16<sup>th</sup>, 2007 | ||
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