Ascribing the cause of the April 1999 Columbine slaying to the gunmen's musical and theatrical tastes, the various pundits of the 'culture of violence' social theory also purported that school violence was 'on the rise'. This particular statement was made so often in the late nineties that few dared question it. This statement has been used to try to railroad gun-control legislation, parental advisory labels on music, restrictions on first amendment expression within the entertainment industry, and various other bills for every special interest group under the sun. The statement's apparent truth became so ensconced in the minds of the media savvy public that it became an unquestioned truth.

(1) "School violence: figment of news-media imagination?" by Ruth O'Brien

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(7) "Senators protest violence in media" by Kalpana Srinivasan

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