Search found 2 matches
Return to “SCOTUS Allows Sandy Hook Lawsuit to Proceed”
- Thu Nov 14, 2019 12:28 am
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: SCOTUS Allows Sandy Hook Lawsuit to Proceed
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8559
Re: SCOTUS Allows Sandy Hook Lawsuit to Proceed
Again, I was a little kid in the 70s. I watched an endless stream of war movies, westerns, and crime dramas with my dad. Sure, they may not have been graphic as today, but they were still pretty violent. Again, tens of millions of other kids watched those same movies, and never shot up any place. Do we shut down movies and TV because a few can't handle those programs? That's would be an attack on the 1st Amendment the same way blanket banning firearms is an attack on the 2nd.
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:54 am
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: SCOTUS Allows Sandy Hook Lawsuit to Proceed
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8559
Re: SCOTUS Allows Sandy Hook Lawsuit to Proceed
I've played "first-person shooter" games for over 20 years, starting with "Doom". Granted, I'm not a mentally ill teenager, but still, I am far from alone playing those types of games. Tens of millions of people, of all ages, are NOT going around shooting up schools, Wal-Marts, churches, etc, despite playing those games and having access to firearms. Maybe, just maybe, the key factor isn't video games, but instead, is the murderous individual being mentally ill, or just a flat-out rotten human being.flechero wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:02 amYou sound like I used to.SewTexas wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:13 pmoh for the love......violent video games have nothing to do with itBoxerrider wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:25 pm I curious, how much was he exposed to Remington's advertising, compared to the time he spent on violent video games?
it's all about valuing life. Now, you can say it's about how much time they spend playing the games, but that's different. My kids played games, and yeh, some of them were/are pretty violent, they are well adjusted young adults.
I think the difference is that lanza was mentally ill and immersed in violent games. Lots of science out there now on the effects of gaming on the brain, and the games are MUCH MUCH different than when your kids played them. I challenge you to put on a headset and sit through a few of the newer games. I did... and ended up taking them away from my son. They are nothing like we knew years ago. I have seen 1st hand how the games affect them and how they "come down" off of them. It's quite frightening actually and there are several current class action lawsuits going against the game makers.
I've introduce my son to many of the "old timey" games as an alternative. He laughs at the graphics but enjoys the retro aspect.