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Originally Posted by koz
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Why is no one talking about the video games that this (and many other shooters) are addicted to? Kids are being indoctrinated that killing is easy and there is no consequence.
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It does get discussed but I don't think it holds much water. There are millions of kids and young adults that play video games and do not go on shooting rampages.
The more common element of several more recent shooters has been some sort of psychological condition. The Colorado shooter was seeing a college therapist whom thought him dangerous.
The Virginia Tech shooter had seen a therapist for some sort issue not defined in the media.
Laughner in Arizona had known issues.
Most of the people doing these shooting may have played games, but they all had psychological or developmental issues. For the games to be a more primary cause, there would have to be cases of game players with no history of other issues rushing out and shooting people.
That isn't happening.
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Also why does the Gov't give tax credits for energy efficient windows, doors, A/C, etc... but gives nothing to secure your firearms. If they truly cared about children, they would give a tax credit for people to secure their guns.
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Not a bad idea at all. I'm not really a fan of tax credits ( I just want a much smaller government requiring far fewer taxes) but I can support most plans that allow people to keep more of their money.