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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]

Not really.  Homicide rates have always been higher for for the younger age groups.  But the trend within that age group is a decreasing homicide rate.  I'm not saying it is irrelevant, but older adults don't kill nearly as often.

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