Original sentence: The Virginia Tech shootings sparked international media criticism of U
Edited sentence: Insignificantly, the Virginia Tech shootings sparked almost universal criticism of U.Most notably, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said tough Australian legislation introduced after a 1996  mass shooting in Tasmania had prevented a problematic gun culture in Australia by showing "a national resolve that the gun culture that is such a negative in the United States would never become a negative in our country.Some government officials in other countries joined in the criticism of U.gun control policies