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Line 34: The '''Virginia Tech shooting''', also known as the '''Virginia Tech massacre''', occurred on April 16, 2007, on the campus of [[Virginia Tech\|Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]] in [[Blacksburg, Virginia]], United States. [[Seung-Hui Cho]], a [[Senior (education)\|senior]] at Virginia Tech, shot and killed 32 people and wounded 17 others in two separate attacks (another six people were injured escaping from classroom windows), approximately two hours apart, before committing [[suicide]].{{r\|MR.VIII\|p=92\|NSCC1\|MR.VII\|p3=78}} ~~As of November 2017, the attack was ranked as the third deadliest [[Mass shootings in the United States\|mass shooting in US history]].~~ The attacks received international media coverage and drew widespread criticism of [[Gun culture in the United States\|U.S. gun culture]].{{r\|Perry}} At the time, it was the deadliest shooting carried out by a single gunman in U.S. history. It sparked intense debate about [[Gun violence in the United States\|gun violence]], [[gun law]]s, gaps in the U.S. system for treating mental health issues, the perpetrator's state of mind, the responsibility of college administrations,{{r\|Spielman}} privacy laws, [[Journalism ethics and standards\|journalism ethics]], and other issues. Television news organizations that aired portions of the killer's multimedia [[manifesto]] were criticized by victims' families, Virginia law enforcement officials, and the [[American Psychiatric Association]].{{r\|Maddox\|APA}} Cho had previously been diagnosed with a severe [[anxiety disorder]]. During much of his [[middle school]] and [[high school]] years, he received therapy and [[special education]] support. After graduating from high school, Cho enrolled at Virginia Tech. Because of federal [[privacy law]]s, Virginia Tech was unaware of Cho's previous diagnosis or the accommodations he had been granted at school. In 2005, Cho was accused of [[stalking]] two female students.{{r\|Stalking}} After an investigation, a Virginia special justice declared Cho [[mental disorder\|mentally ill]] and ordered him to attend treatment; however, because he was not institutionalized, he was still allowed to purchase guns.{{r\|Luo}} The shooting prompted the state of Virginia to close legal [[loophole]]s that had previously allowed individuals adjudicated as mentally unsound to purchase handguns without detection by the [[National Instant Criminal Background Check System]] (NICS). It also led to passage of the only major [[Gun law in the United States\|federal gun control]] measure in the U.S. since the year 1994. The law strengthening the NICS was signed by President [[George W. Bush]] on January 5, 2008.{{r\|Cochran}}

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