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In response to "I still don't think I buy that. I just don't find any causation. It's not surprising that someone who commits violent acts is drawn to violent games" by pmb

It's not that the overwhelming majority are being turned into trigger pulling killers...

Posted by Mel Profit (aka mel profit) Sep 17 '13, 07:31

it's that a violent game sold to literally tens of millions may in fact spark something in silently mentally ill disposed to violence.

It feels like this is happening more often. I don't think it's the media simply giving something more coverage. So, it feels like more frequent.

I'm not suggesting that the removal of CoD will end these violent episodes however.

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Aren't those games available in Canada and Europe? They don't cause mass shootings there. - loosilu Sep 17, 07:38 1
- *ding* -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 07:38
I don't think it's actually happening more, as much as the scale is somewhat larger. If I was going to blame anything for that fact I would blame the - pmb Sep 17, 07:34 23
- and this particular guy had signs of being mentally unstable from the get go. - groiny Sep 17, 07:37 2
  - apparently he was treated at some point. Someone needed to TAKE HIS GUNS. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:41 1
    - Why do you hate law-abiding gun owners, loosi? -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 07:47
- ultimately I think the best solution is Gun Control but... -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 17, 07:36 19
  - people have had guns for decades, why is it all of a sudden now that this is happening more? - groiny Sep 17, 07:39 18
    - Part of the cultural issue is the love of guns. I do think the media's fascination with this breeds more of it, but gun control would help. - pmb Sep 17, 07:49 4
      - I think there is a whole lot of things at play with the cultural issues..... - groiny Sep 17, 07:52 3
        
        I agree there's a lot, which is why focusing on the tools used first makes so much sense. - pmb Sep 17, 07:59 1
        
        I agree with you, I am fine with taking the AR-15 and similar guns out of the equation. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 08:03
        
        I can agree with a lot of what you say here. There's no one cause. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 17, 07:53
    - When did semi-automatics become available to the public? -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 07:41 1
      - they weren't even invented until the 20th century. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:43
    - it's not 'happening more'. homicides, gun violence, and even mass shootings are on a long decline trend. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 17, 07:41 3
      - I'd be interested to see the stats on this. -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 07:45 1
        
        Homicide's pretty easy to find data on. And the decline in crime over the 1990s has been talked about a lot in recent years. - Roger More Sep 17, 07:54
      - I don't know about that last part. -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 07:44
    - if you think the gun laws haven't been weakened in the last 30 years there's no point in talking about it. - Mel Profit Sep 17, 07:41 6
      - sure, they have been, but IIRC this guy did this with a handgun. - groiny Sep 17, 07:45 5
        
        he had three guns, one of them an AR-15. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:47 4
        
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        thanks. still tons of misinformation out there. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:54
        
        While I would like to own an AR-15, I would be ok if they removed those from circulation. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 07:49 1
        
        we can agree on that. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:50

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