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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate to say it...but does anyone notice the trend of all these shootings? Most are under 30. Has anyone thought that maybe we're seeing some of the ramifications of the first generation or so that grew up playing violent video games? We know they desensitize people and make it hard to separate fantasy from reality so thinking of kids with developing brains playing those very realistic ones is pretty scary. That and the number of 4/5 year olds seeing scary/violent movies with their parents in movie theaters.

I'm all for gun control to an extent, but I think there's also a deeper issue along the lines of mental health and violence. I know we can't tell people what to do, but I think we do need to have a study done and raise awareness of the affects of certain things.[/quote]

I don't think that "violent" video games are the cause of the gun violence. After all, you can very easily do a quick statistical analysis on Japan vs. America -- Japanese people play more video games (including the violent ones) than Americans. And yet our gun violence crimes are astronomically higher.

I can appreciate that you are trying to work through this, but I'd be more inclined to stick to the research. If you look at worldwide gun violence, the U.S. is off the charts for developed countries. That speaks to a more localized phenomenon, since we export much of our entertainment culture (i.e., scary movies and violent video games) to the rest of the world. The strongest correlation with gun violence is the accessibility of guns. The simple solution is to ban them as they are banned in most non-war-stricken countries. It's bullshit that people think a hunting rifle will protect them from the gov't, not to mention a misreading of the second amendment.[/quote]

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