Klebold and Harris were said to have been have been inspired by [[Nazi]] ideology: they appeared to have intentionally performed the shooting on [[Hitler]]'s birthday, April 20th. However, in reality, the attack was planned for April 19th, the anniversary of the [[Oklahoma City Bombing]], which Harris based his attack plan on. Harris' unintentional conspirator, Mark Manes, his ammunition supplier, did not deliver Harris' ammunition until the evening of the 19th, rather than the morning of the 18th as planned, forcing the date to be moved to the 20th. Harris also announced his hatred for racists and Nazis in his journal.<ref>http://acolumbinesite.com/eric/writing/journal/jindex.html</ref>
Politicians cited the massacre in their demands for greater [[gun control]], and congressional [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] held highly publicized hearings to pass gun control legislation. But gun control became an issue that hurt liberal Democratic presidential candidate [[Al Gore]] in 2000, causing him to lose the election by losing the traditionally Democratic state of West Virginia, where the right to bear arms is valued. Since the 2000 election there have not been any significant political demands for gun control. [[Liberal]] [[Socialism|socialist]] filmmaker [[Michael Moore]] used the incident as the backdrop for an anti-gun rights propaganda piece, ''[[Bowling For Columbine]]'', which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary.
[[Image:Eric harris dylan klebold.jpg|right|thumb|Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, perpetrators of the massacre, caught on Columbine High School's security cameras in the cafeteria shortly before committing suicide.]]
A moving photo gallery of the young students is available online.<ref>http://www.acolumbinesite.com/victim/memoriam.html</ref> Also online is the much-criticized official report of the massacre.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/columbine.cd/Pages/TOC.htm</ref>