NRA blames video games for mass shootings

[Dänk 42Ø]

The NRA is resisting new gun control legislation, blaming the recent
mass shootings on violent video games.

I personally support the right to keep and bear arms, and I've never
been much of a fan of video games. That said, it seems to me that
video games -- no matter how violent -- are protected by the First
Amendment. One need only look back fifty years or so to a time when
rising youth crime was blamed on comic books, followed by rock-n-roll
music, blue jeans, and so on.

What I find interesting about the NRA's statement is that it puts
conservatives in the same position as liberals, who would also ban
violent video games if given a chance. Conservatives want to
protect the Second Amendment, while both conservatives and liberals
want to ban the First Amendment, so guess which one is going to go?

[Matt]

Post by Dänk 42Ø
The NRA is resisting new gun control legislation, blaming the recent
mass shootings on violent video games.

Of course they are. After all, the NRA is made up of sane individuals
that murder kids.

Post by Dänk 42Ø
I personally support the right to keep and bear arms, and I've never
been much of a fan of video games. That said, it seems to me that
video games -- no matter how violent -- are protected by the First
Amendment. One need only look back fifty years or so to a time when
rising youth crime was blamed on comic books, followed by rock-n-roll
music, blue jeans, and so on.

That's one issue.

Post by Dänk 42Ø
What I find interesting about the NRA's statement is that it puts
conservatives in the same position as liberals, who would also ban
violent video games if given a chance. Conservatives want to
protect the Second Amendment, while both conservatives and liberals
want to ban the First Amendment, so guess which one is going to go?

I'm unaware of many true liberals that have any interest in banning
video games, unless you are referring to the splinter sects that want to
ban everything. I suspect they are mostly undercover gun nuts.

1. Commit a crime with a gun present, be executed.
2. Mandatory mental health testing for all those with a gun license.
3. Require all stations and other media groups that utilize Federal
airwaves to not post the names of those that commit crimes until and
unless they are convicted of a crime.


Matt