Republican Politicians on Fox News Blame Video Games for Latest Mass Shootings

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  1. rcfoolinca288

    rcfoolinca288 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Exactly. I thought the encouragement of carrying guns around would alleviate this problem, but evidently, that's a falsehood.
     
  2. Bush Lawyer

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    This is like wrestling with jelly! On one hand we see the proposal of 'more guns...fewer restrictions will prevent these mass shootings,' and yet on the other, in a State like Texas, when there is an event, the proposal is......'no matter how guns we have, miraculously no one is carrying when there is an active shooter.' Sheesh!
     
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    Very clear.
     
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    Who has claimed that mass shootings would be prevented??
     
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    Who has claimed that ???
     
  6. rcfoolinca288

    rcfoolinca288 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You meant that ain't the righties' mantra on this board? Everybody should carry at all time?? I'm quite sure that it is. Texas is an open carry state, and as far as we know, the Walmart ain't a gun free zone.
     
  7. Bush Lawyer

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    Must I go search? Really? Just here at PF there are posts about "If only someone was armed there. They could have prevented this disaster." That was certainly said by many here concerning our Pt Arthur massacre. How many times has it been posted here that US Citizens need guns to protect themselves as they cannot rely on the State?
     
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    No.
     
  9. AFM

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    If persons with concealed weapons permits were in the area they might be able to limit the damage and protect themselves. That’s true. They could not prevent an attack. Where did you get that idea ??
     
  10. Bush Lawyer

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    "Prevent" was a very poor choice of word. "Minimise the extent of an attack." How about that? Okay?
     
  11. Josh77

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    No one said these shootings would be prevented. I know that if I am in a situation like that, if I am confronted with an active shooter, if I am armed then I can defend myself. That is enough for me.
     
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    And oddly it is from the ideals and sacrifice of America and it's people that freedom and liberty has flowed and been secured for these "Other 'civilized Western' Nations."

    It takes a bit of grit to obtain and live in freedom. Americans are willing to pay the price for that freedom. "Live free or die" is a gritty concept.
     
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    But somebody was armed there and stopped the attack in 60 seconds. It happened to be a police officer in this instance. That works but the odds of police presence at the next church or work place shooting are slim.
     
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    I played violent video games since I was young, I did not go on a rampage. I became a lawful sport shooter who enjoys his clay pidgeons and duck silhouettes, and has respect for all people.

    Then again, I also legally own firearms.

    Video games are never going to be banned in the US. They have the 1st. Guns are never going to be restricted to anywhere near the level some are calling for. They have the 2nd.
     
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    Well, I've been listening to Trump and playing violent video games for about three years now. And I haven't the slightest inkling to obtain a high powered rifle for the purpose of murdering large numbers of helpless, innocent people of any or every stripe. In fact, I'm probably tamer now. However I have developed a fondness lately for fudge covered Twinkies.

    That said, the possible effects of violent games on the young, who've yet to mature, is another matter.
     
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    Most students today can't even tell you what the 1st amendment is, no less what the 2nd amendment. I think it lies more with SJW world and everyone gets a trophy. We stopped allowing kids to fail so they have no clue how to deal with failure. Many little league sports have taken scoring away because they don't what the kids feelings hurt from losing. That's part of the problem.

    The other part is teachers rather than teach, get parents to medicate their children (ritalin) since classrooms are out of control. That also has allot to do with single household parenting, where parents would rather be friends to their children, rather than parent.

    So many things our society has done wrong and yet, we continue to focus on an inanimate object as the problem.
     
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    And private citizens authorized to carry concealed weapons have reduced the extent of an attack multiple times but not every time.
     
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    Seems to be a US problem
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    What does gun related deaths mean ??
     
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    The Walmart is a gun free zone and had there been someone in Dayton with a gun in the immediate vicinity yes there could have been fewer people shot and fewer people killed. But I am talking about your home, when a natural disaster has occurred. The police can't get to you and looters and rapist are coming down your street. And you don't know American history as Americans at least used to be taught. Self protection and the government attempting to disarm the citizenry is what brought about that "shot heard round the world".
     
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    Why? Are you saying only single shot rifles and hand guns be allowed.......Ever? What if a rapist is entering the woman's house and she misses with the first shot?
     
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    Why are American mass killings more "significant" than say a knife attack on London Bridge?
     
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    NO Civilian needs an AR-15 type ASSAULT Rifle....America's insane paranoia and fear mongering now comes home to roost on its very own citizens....Weekly it appears
     
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    "Some who in past have said violent movies do not inspire mass killers, who have said violent video games do not inspire mass killers, now ascribe enormous powers to President Trump to inspire mass killers. Distracts from gun argument, by the way." ~ Byron York
     
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    NO comparison...Nobody with a knife would kill and wound dozens in a minute.....ASSAULT Weapons need to be banned
     

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