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Javaman

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8. I play very violent games yet..

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Apr 29, 2023, 06:31 PM

Apr 2023

I don’t own a weapon of any kind and hate what those damn things have done to our society.

Bottom line is: mental health. You give easy access to weapons to a screwed up portion of society, can violence be far behind?

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More Republicans Blame Video Games for Mass Shootings [View all] applegrove Apr 2023 OP

Lately the mass shooters haven't been white conservatives. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #1

Because nobody plays video games in countries without mass shootings. tanyev Apr 2023 #2

So they don't play video games in Japan? Fucking idiots! Beakybird Apr 2023 #3

What is this? The 1990s? sakabatou Apr 2023 #4

I remember warnings from earlier. czarjak Apr 2023 #5

My question exactly. emulatorloo Apr 2023 #6

They been blaming video games for years................ Lovie777 Apr 2023 #7

Yup. I remember them blaming Doom and others. sakabatou Apr 2023 #11

I play very violent games yet.. Javaman Apr 2023 #8

If it were up to me . . . AndyS Apr 2023 #9

They been blaming video games for years................ Lovie777 Apr 2023 #10

Well, thank goodness there's no violence on TV. Firestorm49 Apr 2023 #12

So there's a video game where you shoot unarmed Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #13

Countless studies show that video games can "dis-inhibit" kids from doing violent things... albacore Apr 2023 #14