violent video games
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Activist: US Congress Going After Violent Games Is ‘Virtual Gun Control’
Considering how violent video games have been scapegoated by gun-rights hardliners, this defence seems to come from an unusual source. But a man who sued the District of Columbia — and won — over a handgun ban says lawmakers scapegoat video games because they can’t win on the gun debate.
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After Mass Shooting, News Host Suggests Gamers Should Be Monitored
Talk show host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, speaking on Fox & Friends following the horrific shooting in Washington DC yesterday, suggested that people who play video games should be monitored.
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Grand Theft Auto Blamed After Eight-Year-Old Shoots Grandmother
Last week, an eight-year-old boy picked up a loaded gun and shot his grandmother in the head a few minutes after playing Grand Theft Auto IV. You’ll never guess which part of that sentence has become a talking point for pundits and media analysts over the past couple of days.
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Australian Study: Scientists Are Running Out Of Ways To Study Violent Games
Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia gathered 64 students together and had them each play either a violent or non-violent game. Then the researchers pretended to drop their pens to see what would happen.