Gun Control & RKBA

Callisto32

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16. Strange.

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 05:09 PM

Dec 2012

My buddy and I used to play Left 4 Dead a lot as a way to interact over the 1800 miles that separate us. We used to make morbid jokes like "HOLY SHIT IT'S DARK IN HERE, QUICK SHOOT AT ANYTHING VAGUELY HUMAN SHAPED!" or chant "skin-ner-box skin-ner-box." as a commentary on just this implication of desensitization.

I have spent far more hours playing FPS games than on the range, but somehow the range training carries over into the videogames (I bitch about people not having muzzle discipline on World of Tanks all the time) and not the other way around. When I pick up a firearm, I maintain discipline with the muzzle and my trigger finger, and constantly scan for anything vaguely human-shaped...to avoid pointing a gun at it.

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Violent Video Games: First Person Murder Simulators [View all] rDigital Dec 2012 OP

Over all I don't like video games for me/my kids. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #1

everyone has to lose a right because of the actions of a VERY few? Doesn't seem very American to me. trouble.smith Dec 2012 #2

Let's get rid of guns first Politicalboi Dec 2012 #3

How would that happen? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #4

What about realistic video games that represent violence with knives? Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #6

Does that actually happen? Callisto32 Dec 2012 #15

Does what actually happen? Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #18

I also shy away from the gory games, so... Callisto32 Dec 2012 #32

Realistic games enable a person to live in a fantasy world. ... spin Dec 2012 #7

Fantasy vs. Reality with an M1 Garand DonP Dec 2012 #20

And cake and ponies for everyone! Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #12

Why can't we keep guns AND video games... NewMoonTherian Dec 2012 #37

Simulations are simulations. Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #5

I don't think the ultra realism matters. Think it's the subject matter that is most important. rDigital Dec 2012 #9

I think realism is everything. Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #13

Strange. Callisto32 Dec 2012 #16

You're doing it right. : ). nt rDigital Dec 2012 #24

If this is your theme song gejohnston Dec 2012 #8

While those are humourous, I have to do this.... Callisto32 Dec 2012 #17

mostly because I was going for the humor gejohnston Dec 2012 #22

Where the hell are the champions of social science when we need them most. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #10

playing "Hitman" while gejohnston Dec 2012 #11

Well, I taught government at a community college. I'll give it a shot... Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #19

You're begging a lot of questions, there..... Callisto32 Dec 2012 #14

: ) I'm just waiting for the killjoys to show up. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #21

Please, explain to me how this OP meets the SoP for this group. Thanks. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #23

What's more to blame? Guns or Violent media? nt rDigital Dec 2012 #25

ok. got it ... Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #26

Why stop at violent FPS games? octothorpe Dec 2012 #27

Civ V is awesome. rDigital Dec 2012 #28

i need to give Civ V another try with its new expansions.. octothorpe Dec 2012 #29

CIV V was dumbed down a bit for the main stream. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #30

This is so ludicrously wrong Dash87 Dec 2012 #31

Not really. If even one person could be saved, it's worth banning Violent Media. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #33

That argument is more suited for gun control. Dash87 Dec 2012 #35

The statistical correlation shows that violence goes down as video game playing goes up. Exultant Democracy Dec 2012 #34

Completely and utterly wrong. Ditzydoo Dec 2012 #36