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02-20-2018, 07:27 AM
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Location: Midwest
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Kentucky Gov. Bevin, blamed our culture, video games, and violent movies for the cause of mass shootings.
You can bet Cruz's defense team is taking notes! Throw in mental illness and Cruz walks in five years!
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In January, two days after the school shooting that left two students dead and 18 injured at Marshall County High School, Bevin posted a video on Facebook saying that violence depicted in the entertainment industry glorifies killing and has contributed to “a culture of death in America.”
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He said guns are not the reason for increase in school shootings, but blamed a culture that delegitimizes life through violent video games, TV shows and music lyrics.
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“We are desensitizing young people to the actual tragic reality and permanency of death,” he said in that 11-minute statement. “This is a cultural problem.”
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Florida school shooting: Kentucky governor blames violent video games, culture | Lexington Herald Leader
Using excuses, such as those, for our gun violence will effectively allow the perpetrators to become victims of our society. |
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02-20-2018, 08:14 AM
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He definitely has a point.
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02-20-2018, 08:16 AM
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Location: The Republic of Texas
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Had nothing to do with upbringing? Fantasy v. reality?
SSRI's
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02-20-2018, 08:17 AM
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Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
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what is jojoja babbling about? no defense of mass shooters there..
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02-20-2018, 08:17 AM
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Location: Pacific Beach/San Diego
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I sure remember all those mass shooting after Bonnie and Clyde, Apocalypse Now, The Warriors, etc.  |
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02-20-2018, 08:17 AM
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Location: Gaston, South Carolina
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Cruz ain't walking. Ever.
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02-20-2018, 08:20 AM
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Location: Sonoran Desert
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True. But a culture of violence is not unique to the US. What is unique is that we provide ready access to the tools needed to act on it. A trip to Cabelas can turn fantasy into reality for someone bent on mass murder.
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02-20-2018, 08:21 AM
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He definitely has a point.
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No he doesn't. Value of human life has been on the rise. Go back a hundred years, there wasn't value on human life.
Parents need to do more. Start holding them responsible. My parents took the bolts/pins out of the guns. We never had access without permission. If we wanted to go shooting if it wasn't fully supervised, they knew what we had and where we were. Prosecute one parent for failing to do so leading to a school shooting, the rest will quickly fall in line. |
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02-20-2018, 08:25 AM
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Location: NC
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Originally Posted by Ponderosa
True. But a culture of violence is not unique to the US. What is unique is that we provide ready access to the tools needed to act on it. A trip to Cabelas can turn fantasy into reality for someone bent on mass murder.
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This is the problem. Wonder if we can get a well-reasoned response to it. I'm not looking for someone to lay down and say "oh yeah, you're right, I've changed my mind and no longer support 2A", but it would be nice to acknowledge this obvious fact, and then have a sincere discussion on how to balance this with keeping 2A intact.
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02-20-2018, 08:26 AM
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Didnt Tipper Gore try this same thing back in the 1980s and 90s? It didnt work then, why would it magically work now?
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