Since 1995, more than thirty students and teachers have been killed and approximately one hundred have been wounded as a result of shootings at American schools. Towns throughout the nation, from California to Pennsylvania, have been affected by school violence. The deadliest of these school shootings occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed twelve students and a teacher and wounded twenty-three others before turning the guns on themselves. However, despite the seemingly high number of casualties at Columbine and other campuses, many people disagree as to whether school shootings are a widespread problem or rare incidents that attract undue attention because of their dramatic and horrifying nature. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which is taken every other year, provides statistics on the threat of school violence. According to the 1995 survey: "More than 7%.....
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