[/caption]Written by Jimmy Wellington
Last Monday, a Minnesota student went on a killing spree in his high school, killing 9 and injuring 15. While he had a higher kill rate than the Columbine duo (13 killed between the two of them), politicians claim that American school shooters still lag behind the rest of the world.
In 2002, a German student killed 17 others before taking his own life. In 2001, 2 Kenyan student killed 67 students by setting a fire. Later in 2001, a 37 year old man killed 8 students with knives and injured 13 others in a Japanese school.
"American school shooters seem to be trying hard, but they can't quite achieve the level of proficiency as the rest of the world," said a US Senator, speaking on the condition of anonymity. "And that Japanese guy, do you realize how much harder it is to kill people with knives than guns? I mean, he probably was a ninja, but even so, wow."
The National Rifle Association is lobbying to be allowed to give firearm training in classrooms nationwide. A NRA spokesman commented, "Most first time shooters don't have nearly the amount of experience necessary to hit a running deer, or rabbit, or fellow classmate. I guarantee that after just an hour of training, we can improve their accuracy at least threefold."
Politicians are still arguing about what brings about these outbursts of violence. In Minnesota, once again, Marilyn Manson's music is cited as one of the reasons for the carnage. Music store employee Shirley Kelling says that's absurd. "Come on now, who still listens to Marilyn Manson?"
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