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Fox News host blames mass shootings on ‘liberal Hollywood’s violent video games’
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro attacked the video game industry and privacy rights while defending the Second Amendment at the 2013 NRA Annual Meetings in Texas on Friday. She began her speech by claiming that terrorists like the Boston bombing suspects had more rights in the United States than law-abiding…
Former FBI profiler: ‘Video games do not cause violence’
A former FBI profiler on Sunday warned that some gun advocates were making a mistake by rushing to blame the December mass shooting of 20 children in Connecticut on violent video games. Following a CBS News report that investigators had found a “trove” of video games in the home of…
Sen. Alexander: Video games a bigger problem than guns
Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee said Wednesday that violent video games were a bigger problem than guns in the United States. When asked on MSNBC about proposals to reduce gun violence, such as requiring universal background checks, Alexander indicated that he was skeptical of the legislation. “I’m going to…
Connecticut town to burn violent video games in wake of Newtown shooting
A Connecticut community is to hold an amnesty of violent video games in the wake of last month’s mass shooting in Newtown. Organisers Southington SOS plan to offer gift certificates in exchange for donated games, which will be burned. The group, a coalition of local organisations, says its actions do…
Violent video games and killers: Is the NRA right?
After a week of silence following the Sandy Hook school shooting that killed 20 first graders and six staff in Newtown, Conn., the National Rifle Association blamed the entertainment industry – specifically the producers of violent video games for inciting what has become a pattern of gun violence… [Child…
Congressmen push bill to put violence warnings on videogames
In an apparent effort to leverage a recent court ruling on cigarette warning labels, two members of Congress re-introduced a bill this week that would slap stark warnings on nearly all videogames, cautioning that they can lead to aggressive behavior. However, their push for new warning labels seems to disregard…
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