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In reply to the discussion: No matter if we stopped all gun sales tomorrow... [View all]Before I go on, I wholeheartedly endorse MUCH stricter gun controls and am not in any way diminishing that argument
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There is little, if any, connection between video games and real-life violence. In fact there have been numerous studies and court cases that say precisely that. Despite that, there is a stringent industry-enforced rating system to inform on the content of games. Why dont we include Hollywood in that attitude?
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so if gun owners threw bullets instead of shooting them from guns....yeah right nt
msongs
Dec 2012
#2
I'm sure there are other ways to get things done - I'm just saying that we should DO something
TheDebbieDee
Dec 2012
#64
I agree something needs to be done, but I'm not optimistic that it's possible right now.
GoCubsGo
Dec 2012
#68
so make a law that legal gun owners have to surrender all but one of their guns
Fresh_Start
Dec 2012
#4
The community of gun owners have proven they are incapable of keeping their weapons secure.
baldguy
Dec 2012
#41
That's an assertion I think you will be hard pressed to factually support.
Lizzie Poppet
Dec 2012
#43
In the last 30 yrs there have been 61 shootings across the country with 4+ people killed.
baldguy
Dec 2012
#46
The gun lobby always has an excuse to not do anything. What if I open a gun shop and
doc03
Dec 2012
#79
There is certainly some research that shows a correlation between violent games and real violence
BlueStreak
Dec 2012
#65
Sorry, we do have a gun problem. And I don't believe we are doomed to live in an armed madhouse.
baldguy
Dec 2012
#29
Your argument is 100% correct. Many just cannot realize that you cannot stop a lone nut when....
Logical
Dec 2012
#60
Silly. So this NUT who wants to shoot up a school will worry about a little higher cost?
Logical
Dec 2012
#59