"The School Shooting Epidemic: Who Is Behind School Shootings?"

Robert Kirk's The School Shooting Epidemic: Who Is Behind School Shootings? is not merely a journalistic investigation—it is at once an intellectual thriller, a documentary narrative, and a philosophical manifesto. From the very first pages, the author takes the reader by the hand and leads them into the abyss—into that dark corner of modern civilization where fear, information, and technology intertwine into a deadly knot. Kirk begins with what seems familiar to everyone: school tragedies that have become so frequent in recent years that news of them often no longer provokes surprise. He describes this phenomenon not as a series of random incidents or the outcome of isolated personal dramas among teenagers, but as a managed epidemic—with sources of infection, methods of transmission, and defined objectives. His analysis follows the cold, methodical logic of a researcher investigating not a crime, but a global virus. Kirk examines school shootings as a new form of informational terrorism, deliberately embedded in the modern media landscape. He shows how society responds to each tragedy in a predictable cycle: fear, panic, political blame, new restrictions, and the curtailment of freedoms. And he asks the central question: who gains from this? Rather than repeating the usual clichés about bullying, weapons, and video games, Robert Kirk reveals a complex network of influences linking Columbine to Waco, Oklahoma City, and to more recent attacks in Russia and beyond. He meticulously constructs a logical chain, connecting these events as stages in a single evolution—from early "experiments" to the global spread of a virus of violence. The deeper he delves, the clearer it becomes: this is not merely about individuals breaking under social pressure, but about the deliberate programming of consciousness by anti-cultists who turn adolescents into controlled "soldiers of an invisible war." One of the book's key concepts is "puzzle coding. " Kirk introduces this term to describe how anti-cultists, through media, music, games, and social networks, implant fragmented ideas and symbols in young minds—fragments that gradually assemble into a coherent pattern of violence. This is not brainwashing in the conventional sense; it is a viral culture that plants "puzzles" of killer glorification, the romanticization of death, and a sense of superiority. When these elements converge, an individual may no longer distinguish between their own thoughts and an implanted program. Kirk insists that the true weapon is not the gun in the shooter's hands, but the idea sown in their mind. The book goes beyond America. Entire chapters are devoted to how the "school shooting" virus crossed oceans and began eroding the social immunity of other nations, including Russia. Here, the author draws attention to a disturbing synchronization: the surge of attacks in the U.S. coincides with a wave of violence in Russian schools—as if someone pressed the same button on different continents. Kirk compels readers to reflect on what we often overlook: how news is shaped, who defines heroism and madness, and who manipulates the emotions of millions. The School Shooting Epidemic is a book that makes it impossible to see the world the same way again. It is a documentary investigation for those who seek to understand why humanity has fallen into the trap of its own informational progress. Kirk dismantles comfortable myths, exposes the hidden mechanisms of mass consciousness control, and shows that the real battle is not for weapons—but for minds. If we fail to recognize this virus today, it will come for our children tomorrow.