In memory of the victims:
 
 

William “Dave” Sanders   Sanders, 47, was the only adult who died. He was a computer and business teacher for 24 years and coach of the girls' basketball and softball teams. He leaves his wife, his four children and his five grandchildren. He was shot while trying to direct students to safety.

 

Daniel Rohrbough   Rohrbough, 15, helped in his father's electronics business and worked on family  farms in Kansas during the summer. He was fascinated by computer games, stereos and home theater systems. He was shot as he held an exit door open for other students. He died on the sidewalk, a few steps from safety.

 

Cassie Bernall  Bernall, 17, was active in church youth programs and Bible study groups. She recently traveled to Britain, and her favorite movie was Mel Gibson's Braveheart. Cassie was in the library studying the bible, as she did every day at lunch, when the shooting began. She knelt and prayed, which angered one of the shooters. But she continued to pray, so he shot her.

 

Steven Curnow  Curnow, 14, a freshman, dreamed of being a Navy top gun pilot. He watched the Star Wars movies so many times he would recite the dialogue along with the actors.

 

Corey DePooter  DePooter, 17, was a good student and a former wrestler who loved to golf, hunt and fish. He recently took a maintenance job at a golf club to earn money for a fishing boat. DePooter was under a library table with his friends as the gunmen sprayed bullets at floor level.

 

Kelly Fleming  Fleming, 16, moved to Littleton from Phoenix 18 months ago. Fleming was an aspiring songwriter and author who wrote many poems and short stories based on her life experiences. She was learning to play the guitar and was eager to get her driver's license and a part-time job. She was shot in the library.

 

Matthew Kechter  Kechter, 16, was a junior with dreams of starting for the football team, where he played on both the offensive and defensive lines. He was a weight lifter and an A student. He was shot in the library after he tried to reach friends hiding in an adjacent video room.

 

Daniel Mauser   Mauser, 15, was a sophomore, who excelled in math and science, and got straight A's on his last report card. He was a member of the cross country team and the debate team.

 

Rachel Scott   Scott, 17, was a junior who was active in drama. She played the lead in a  student-written school play, and liked photography. She was also active in  Celebration Christian Fellowship church, and wanted to be a missionary in Africa. Her brother, Craig Scott, 16, was in the library and survived because he played dead in a friend's pool of blood.

 

Isaiah Shoels   Shoels, 18, wanted to be a comedian, and his father said he dreamed of becoming a music executive. After graduating in May, he wanted to attend an arts college. He was shot in the library.

 

John Robert Tomlin   Tomlin, 16, was a sophomore who liked  four-wheeling his run-down Chevy pickup down dirt roads in the Rocky Mountains. A native of Wisconsin, he worked after school at a local nursery and belonged to a church youth group.  He planned to join the Army after graduating from high school.

 

Lauren Townsend   Townsend, 18, was a senior and captain of the girls' varsity volleyball team. Townsend, a member of the National Honor Society, wanted to major in biology in college. She was a candidate for valedictorian of her graduating class.

 
Kyle Velasquez
Velasquez's info. was not available.
 
 

Suspects
 
 

Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold  Harris, 18, and Klebold, 17, both seniors, were the gunmen. They died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at the end of what has been called a "suicide mission." They were members of the Trenchcoat Mafia, a group at Columbine High School who friends say always wore black, listened to industrial music and were fans of Adolf Hitler. They were said to be smart and computer savvy.

 

Weapons found during the investigation:

One 9 mm semi-automatic pistol
One 9 mm semi-automatic rifle
Two sawed-off 12-gauge shotguns
 More than 30 homemade explosives, some with shrapnel
 

Well now let's see how hard it is to get guns based on the State of Colorado Firearm Laws

         No licensing or registration requirements related to
         firearm purchase or possession.

         No waiting period for purchase of handguns,
         shotguns, or rifles.

         Handgun possession by persons less than 18 years
         of age is a misdemeanor. Exemptions from the
         prohibition on handgun possession by persons less
         than 18 years of age exist for attendance at a
         hunter's or firearms safety course, target practice at
         a shooting range, and other similar activities.

         It is a felony for any person to knowingly or
         recklessly provide a handgun to any person less
         than 18 years of age.

         It is a felony for any parent or guardian to knowingly
         or recklessly provide a handgun to a juvenile when
         that parent is aware that a substantial risk exists
         that such juvenile will use the handgun to commit a
         felony. Any parent aware of such a risk has a duty to
         make reasonable efforts to prevent the commission
         of the offense.

         There are no age restrictions related to possession
         of rifles or shotguns.