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As the nation mourns the deaths of 33 individuals at Virgina Tech University on Tuesday, political debate is heating up over the the United States' lack of gun laws. While some big players are keeping silent, others are speaking out.

Ted Nugent and Tom Plate get to the heart of the gun control debate taking shape across the United States in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre.

Will the latest school massacre at Virginia Tech cause a movement for more gun control? Or will people think hard about the implications of law abiding people being denied access to guns?

This is how myth-takes and myth-information get spread.

An young Australian man created an online game titled "V-Tech Rampage" that simulated the Virginia Tech shootings on April 16th. Despite public outrage, he refuses to take it down from his website.

Debates over Virginia Tech's handling of the information and the age-old debate over the right to bear arms are just the beginning in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings.

Coming as another blow to the students who were victimized in this horrible event, the shooter has now been identified as one of their own. He is said to be an Asian male and a student of Virginia Tech University.

On the day that saw the deadliest school shooting in American history, Rochester Community School District shuttered four schools.

Why a suicidal manic becomes a mass-murdering maniac.

The following investigates the link between the Virginia School shooting and how it may have helped get Sanjaya booted from American Idol

An opinion piece about the possible motives behind school shootings.

A Massachusetts Professor is fired after leading discussion of Virgina Tech massacre.

A commentary on the Virginia Tech massacre, one year later.

Many believe that the Virginia Tech massacre is the most deadly school incident in US history; however, that isn't the case.

The deadliest campus shooting in US History happened on Monday in Blacksburg, Virginia. 21 people were killed by the crazed gunman whom was also killed.

Schools across the country are receiving threat while campuses search for ways to improve security.

Shots ring out in Va. Tech campus; 32 dead

In the wake of the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, some people would point to guns as part of the problem. However, the gun lobby is taking this opportunity to suggest that even more people take up arms. Would Virginia Tech really be safer with more guns?

School shootings seem to beget more school shootings. Just a coincidence, or could the media be perpetuating such incidents by elevating the killers to celebrity status?

Two gunshot victims were found in a dormitory, a male and a female. The Virginia Tech Police along with Blacksburg police after questioning some eyewitnesses, secured the building and began to establish a safety perimeter

The attitude toward the massacre here in south Jersey is a mixture of sorrow, awe, and disgust with how security measures were (or, were not) implemented.

More information regarding the town of Blacksburg, the campus of Virginia Tech, and the locations in which the shootings of April 16 took place.

Universities work on safety measures in preparation for such an emergency.

Read this updated account of the two shootings at Virginia Tech today, including eye-witness accounts.

Blacksburg, VA.- Two shootings happened at the opposite ends of Virginia Tech University campus, leaving one gunman dead and at least twenty casualties.

Most people don't want to think about the Virginia Tech and Columbine tragedies. We need to remember the school disaster young people of Virginia Tech, Columbine, and Bath, and Our Lady of The Angels and far too many others.

With the tragedy of Virginia Tech so close, it's no wonder my experience at CSU, Fullerton came back to raise the hairs on my arms all over again.

This week's Virginia Tech shootings brings back haunting memories of a local school shooting.

Virginia Tech has been hit with a tragedy of historic proportion.

The whole story as we know it so far.

There was an assault that was worse then the one at Virginia Tech...

In the latest still developing coverage of this incident, at least 32 people were fatally shot, including the gunman and at least 29 others have been wounded. The shootings occurred in two separate locations at the Virginia Tech University.

A lone gunman has murdered at least 22 people at Virginia Tech this morning in two separate shootings.

When visiting my parents this weekend we heard the horrific news of the tragedy at Virginia Tech. As the news coverage continued throughout the day the debate began at our house...should the school have done more to prevent the shootings?

Rambling about the Virginia Tech shootings.

People are still not quite over Columbine, and that happened eight years ago, the war is still going on and we know it. In this latest shooting, more people were hurt and killed than at any other school incident. Virginia Tech is ...

What ways could these killings have been avoided? Possibly nothing could have, but paying attention seems to be the common factor.

It is not possible to keep students secure in a school setting, simply put. We can learn from the tragedy at Virginia Tech, but could we have prevented it? I seriously doubt it.

As we all know, history always repeats itself but if that's true then why don't we ever learn from our past? Tragedies like the Columbine shooting will always repeat itself because people will never learn to treat others how you would like to be treated.

What's with this fascination Americans have with owning guns? To people from other countries, where buying a gun is a big deal and requires a plethora of permissions, this is truly baffling.

Cho Seung-hui, the shooter at Virginia Tech who killed 30 students had over 200 rounds of ammunition left. Authorities believe he would have killed more.

Within minutes, another e-mail flashed across my screen-this one much more serious: Keep your doors locked, stay away from all windows, gunman on the loose on the Virginia Tech campus.

Virginia Tech has gone through several horrors in its years, and even more occured beginning around 7am on April 16, as a gunman kills and injures dozens.

Because of the recent horrific Virginia Tech massacre, it might help us to learn a little about personality disorders. These problems can include personal discomforts, unhappiness, rage, and/or depressed feelings.

On Monday, April 16 2007 the news out of Blacksburg, VA rocked the nation, exposing mass hysteria and the nation's profound inability to cope with social crises.

Anti-gaming activist Jack Thompson promptly finds Bill Gates, the CEO of Microsoft, liable for what happened at Virginia Tech. Learn more inside.

This article compares the shooting at Virginia Tech to the fictional shooting in Jodi Picoult's book, Nineteen Minutes. What made Seung-Hui snap? What made him take his frustration out on other students?

Oppressive gun control does little to take guns out of the hands of those who truly desire to do damage. It does deprive the average citizen of the right to protect him/herself and family.

A view of some aftershocks of the Virgina Tech Massacre and any other horrific tradegy.

Why Americans need to stop being afraid.

An editorial regarding the way the media has handled the Virginia Tech shooting.

An article addressing the new low the Westboro Baptist Church has sunk to.

This article shares the most recent information available on the shooting that took place on campus of Virginia Tech University today, Monday - - April 16, 2007.

I heard about the Virginia Tech event and was appauled at what happened. What if there was no response and the body count went up 10 fold?

The University Has Recently Recieved Bomb Threats and This is the Second Shooting of the Year.

Several VT students gave the typical post-trauma statement of "I knew it would happen, but I never thought it would happen to me!" How is that even rational? It happens everyday to everybody. There is no exception to that rule if you're a member of society.

A short comparison of the two gunmen.

The Virginia Tech tragedy has special resonance for me. I thought I was having a flashback.

The lessons aren't easy, and they aren't new, either.

Today, the deadliest school shooting took place. A student caught some of this heinous act on video. Learn more about this inside.

Commentary on the backlash and dialogue that followed the Nation's worst massacre in terms of racial ramifications, the korean communities fears of retaliations, and why we are ignoring the real problem.

Sleepy Blacksburg, Virginia and its pride, Virginia Tech, will long be the unfortunate symbols for the dire need for gun control in the U.S.

Tragedies such as the school shooting at Virginia Tech affect all of us, but ultimately we must mourn and move on.

The Virginia Tech tragedy occured as local residents were preparing for the eighth anniversary of the Columbine shootings. Thoughts before the Tech shooting by a local writer, and responses from a Denver newspaper on what the area can offer Virginia.

This is a first hand account of the horrendous situation that occurred on the campus of Virginia Tech Campus Monday April 16, 2007.

Today Virginia Tech University has experienced the "deadliest campus shooting in United States history"

This is a dialectic approach to the endemic problem of violence in America.

Being a Hokie is different since the Virginia Tech shootings on April 16, 2007. Here is one alumna's story...

My opinion on the media coverage of the shooter at Virginia Tech

School shooting on Virginia Tech's Campus leaves 30 people dead.

The number of possible deaths keep climbing. First 21 deaths, then 30, and estimates as high as 32.

Students and administrators at Chicago's Northwestern University expressed sadness about the shootings, but recognize some things can't be prevented.

The Virginia Tech community needs us now. Their world has been deeply interrupted by very misdirected, vengeful, troubled and sad young man.

America expressed sorrow for the Massacre that occurred on the campus of Virginia Tech (VT) and VT says thank you.

The fatal school shooting that took place today has been added to the growing list of fatal school shootings that have taken place over the past 40 years. Here is a look at the past.

American Idol judge Simon Cowell is brash, rude, and mean to Idol contestants. This attitude blew up in his face during the latest American Idol show. His eye rolling was misinterpreted as disrespecting the victims of the Virgina Tech Massacre.

Is banding guns the answer? Is arming everyone the answer?

Campus police, along with the FBI, State Police and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department are working together to solve the mystery behind why this atrocity has happened.

Workplace and school shootings are becoming very common. Are we learning anything from them?

There's a new game on the market, and it's starting a wave of controversy. A 21 year old Australian man hailing from Sydney has created the first computer game based on the massacre which happened on Virginia Tech's campus in April 2007

An evaluation of the argument for increased legislation regarding ownership of handguns by the mentally ill. Inspired by the April 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech.

This research is about school violence ways of prevention why it happens what scientists blame for these occurrences and what the public thinks. The paper will also go through ways that schools protect the people inside them.

The United States is now the most violent country in the industrialized world when it comes to school shootings and mass shootings. 2007 has been particularly bad for shootings in the USA and the year hasn't ended yet. Read more for why....

Combining those who consider themselves social outcasts, the gothic counterculture has made an impact on society since the early 1980s. It was misrepresented by the media as a result of the Columbine High School shootings.

Miserably, school violence has become routine across the nation.

Finland has one of the highest rates in gun possession, but one of the lowest firearm murder rates. As Finland examines gun control, the United States government may want to look more closely at what causes violent shootings.

The Associated Press is reporting that R&B singer R. Kelly is digitally releasing a song called "Rise Up" in memory of the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings.

The Virginia Tech shooter mailed a package to NBC in between the two shooting times. The package contained videos, writings, and photos.

In the wake of the Virginia Tech Massacre, many school officials feel that they would rather be safe than sorry- but what could provide more safety than a box of 500 condoms?

The first major incident that I can recall was Columbine High School. It seemed to have started a new fad for cowardly children who have been oppressed and picked on and not given any respect to make a statement to the world. The REAL kicker is that it is societies fault.

I want to take you through the aftermath of the Virgina Tech shooting. If your like me you stood there in aw when you heard the news

In the weeks and months following a horrific crime like the one committed on the campus of Virginia Tech many are left trying to answer unsolvable questions. What drove Seung-Hui Cho to commit such a monstrous act?

With the latest school shooting at an Amish schoolhouse in PA, the nation is searching for answers to this senseless violence. What is going on in the country? Why are our children needlessly being killed?