When it comes to video games causing gun violence in America, one expert told the New York Times in the wake of the shootings over the weekend in Dayton and...
When it comes to videogames causing gun violence in America, one expert told the New York Times in the wake of the shootings over the weekend that “the data on bananas causing suicide is about as conclusive.”
Still, many prominent politicians continue to point their fingers at videogames, and, as gun-control advocates are quick to point out, just about anything other than the lax gun laws in the United States. For instance, following the mass shootings that left 31 people dead in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy blamed videogames that “dehumanize individuals,” while President Trump said “gruesome” games create “a culture that celebrates violence.”But even if videogames do lead to more aggressive behavior, as some studies suggest, that still doesn’t explain the outsized number of shootings in the U.S. relative to other countries.
— Wolf doesnt play August 6, 2019 Yep. I blame Nintendo & Mario Kart for every speeding ticket I ever got. And for all the bananas I still throw on the road. #videogamesaretoblame pic.twitter.com/sroUkFoWQC — Molly Schreiber August 6, 2019 Shawn Langlois Shawn Langlois is an editor and writer for MarketWatch in Los Angeles. Follow him on Twitter @slangwise.
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