American Voices

School Shootings

June 3, 1998 | ISSUE 33•21

On May 21, Springfield, OR, 15-year-old Kip Kinkel opened fire in his high-school, killing two students and wounding 22 others. What do you think about the recent rash of school shootings?

  • I have no idea what would drive a young person like Kip Kinkel to hate and kill. Unless, of course, it's his fruity-ass name.

    Benjamin Reed
    Optometrist

  • Something must be done: Our white kids are dying.

    Stephanie Piersall
    Systems Analyst

  • What 15-year-old doesn't dream of taking out his whole class? And who are we to tell a child not to pursue his dreams?

    Darrell Oliver
    Cartographer

  • It's obvious that what America needs today is Jim Belushi as The Principal.

    Greg Goff
    Waiter

  • These kids should settle their differences with a heart-to-heart teen rap session.

    Kendra Schmidt
    Guidance Counselor

  • Kids shooting kids with rifles? What has this world come to? A snub-nose .45 offers much better stopping power.

    Stephen Loring
    Graphic Designer

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