A spate of school shootings rocked the country in the late 1990s and the 2000s , the deadliest of which were the Westside Middle School massacre ( 1998 ) , the Columbine High School massacre ( 1999 ) , the Red Lake shootings ( 2005 ) , the West Nickel Mines School shooting ( 2006 ) , the Virginia Tech shooting ( 2007 ) , and the Northern Illinois University shooting ( 2008 ) . Those shootings led to increased debate over gun politics and media violence , as well as an increased focus on mental health , school safety , and anti-bullying
Red Lake shootings
Red Lake shootings
History of the United States (1991–2008)