Emsdetten school shooting

The shooting On 20 November 2006, at approximately 9:20 a.m. local time, Bosse drove to the Geschwister Scholl-Schule and strode into the schoolyard with his weapons, wearing a long black trench coat and a black gas mask. A search in his car recovered four more smoke bombs, three incendiary bombs, and a machete. A search in his parents' house recovered a gas gun, an airsoft weapon, an air rifle, and various chemicals. Bosse purchased the percussion rifle from an online weapons dealer. The dealer confirmed that Bosse had participated in three online auctions during the two months prior to the attack; all three auctions sold weapons. However, the auctions only sold weapons to people aged over 18 years. Attorney Wolfgang Schweer confirmed to the WDR that no investigation was launched against the auctions. The bolt-action rifle that Bosse was armed with during the attack had been purchased by him from a 24-year-old male relative in exchange for an airsoft gun; the man was not aware of Bosse's true intent. ==Perpetrator==

Sebastian "Bastian" Bosse (29 April 1988 – 20 November 2006) had graduated from the Geschwister Scholl-Schule in 2006. He was generally known by others as "Bastian". While attending the school, he had social problems with classmates and was forced to repeat two classes. He was also known by others to listen to death metal music, wearing all-black or camouflage clothing and having an affinity for firearms. He reportedly went on hunting trips with his father, a postman. He also posted pictures and videos from a site called Airsoftspielen, as well as bomb-making videos on a personal website. Additional photos on the website showed Bosse with a variety of weapons, including a submachine gun, in public. On Sunday evening before the attack, Bosse posted four videos on his website, in which he and another person operated with weapons and explosives. The Rheine district court revealed that Bosse had gone into an open-air event with a gas gun in his possession. He had been drinking alcoholic beverages at the time. Police were alerted to the incident and seized his gas gun. Although Bosse had an insufficient gun license, this didn't bar him from holding such weapons at public events. It was also reported that he was due in court prior to the shooting, on charges of illegal possession of a Walther P38 pistol. He also left a suicide note on his website, which has since been deleted. ==Aftermath==

The event caused renewed demands for a prohibition of violent video games (called Killerspiele, "killing games" by German media and politicians) in Germany, since police determined that Bosse "spent most of his waking hours" playing Counter-Strike. Starting in mid-2008, computer games were released with a much larger USK rating label, complying with a change made to Article 12 of the JuSchG. The labels themselves were subsequently re-designed in 2009 following heavy criticism from customers. ==See also==