Walmart removes violent video game displays after massacre, still sells guns
After mass shootings in El Paso, Texas,and Dayton, Ohio, killed 31 people in less than 24 hours, Walmart is ordering its stores to take down violent video game displays. Some Republicans ― including the president ― have blamed video games for the bloodshed, despite no evidence that they influenced either attack.
Hunting season videos playing in the Sporting Goods section are also to be switched off, and signage “referencing combat or any third-person shooter video games” is to be removed. Story continuesOn Sunday, another gunman opened fire in Dayton’s downtown district, leaving nine people dead and 27 injured. Police killed the shooter seconds into his rampage.
“It is too easy today for a troubled youth to surround themselves with a culture that celebrates violence,” he said during a White House press conference. “We must stop or substantially reduce this, and it has to begin immediately.”
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