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What's your thought on all of this, especially if you live in the US? How about how some politicians seem to be wrongly blaming violent video games for problems and shootings rather than the actual weapons or the lunatics using them?

http://gamasutra.com/view/news/184919/Here_we_go_again_Obama_calls_for_governmentfunded_game_violence_research.php

Personally, as someone not from the US, I think the following about these matters:

Gun Control

They should be more difficult to get in the US, but making them illegal is an incredibly stupid idea that'll lead to much the same problems that things like drug laws do now. In fact, I think going too far could easily lead to some pretty violent results that people would severely regret due to how tied into US culture said weapons are, and I think that merely tightning controls would be better.

There should be better resources for people with mental health issues, maybe better ways to diagnose them, etc.

Video games and violence

There is no proven link, and it's very disturbing how politicians seem to be happier to blame games than either guns, mental illness or any non game form of media for things like this. I think all these extra attempts at 'research' are a waste of time and money (again, look at crime outside the US where the same games are readily available).

Other

I really don't like the idea some people suggest of arming teachers.

So yes, what do you think about this whole thing?
 
The issue is, the crazies over here constantly see if the mildest change in gun laws as evidence of an "illuminati conspiracy to take all of our guns and enforce a new world order with the help of the liberal media". It's ridiculous. They have honestly been talking about how there would be another civil war. Good luck. It will end the same way as the first one.

In the way of the new regulations, I don't have an issue with them. Just making sure games are clearly labeled with a system that already exists. Not too big of a deal.

Arming teachers is stupid. So is having armed guards outside of it.

Just curious: Did you see the interview Piers Morgan did with Alex Jones of InfoWars.com? If not, go watch it on YouTube. Those are the kinds of idiots we deal with constantly over here. I can't stand it.
 
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As horribly stupid as armed guards in school sounds, I think a genuine police officer stationed in a school wouldn't be so bad. The high school I went to had 3300 students and had a police officer who was hired working at the school and dealt with thefts, dealing tickets, and any sort of reports of drugs, and anything else. He was armed at all times and I was never uncomfortable with this fact and neither were the rest. It was actually reassuring, because in times like this, any school can be a target. It's actually pretty terrifying. By the time the police would normally have gotten to the school, the damage would be done in the worst possible way, damage that would never, ever, ever, be repaired. I really don't regret the idea that we had an officer who would be ready to step in when something like that happening. I'm actually thankful that one day, he may save some peoples lives, but I also dread that day much beyond that, and any positives from that situation would be long quenched by the severe ugliness it's based upon.

Armed guards is not the answer, and won't prevent shootings, but people shouldn't be so objective to the idea, lives are at risk and we need help. I think the idea is horrible in that there's towns with people who want to get untrained volunteers to fill such a position. The only people who should EVER be considered for such a spot is a professional trained government employee in conjunction with the law. I'm also opposed to such a position having that as their only job. Our school's officer is in charge of all the legal issues with students, he is not, in any way, just a guard. I don't want people walking around schools with guns in which their job is to use it, but a police officer with a weapon is not terrifying. It's standard, here, anyhow.
 
The issue is, the crazies over here constantly see if the mildest change in gun laws as evidence of an "illuminati conspiracy to take all of our guns and enforce a new world order with the help of the liberal media". It's ridiculous. They have honestly been talking about how there would be another civil war. Good luck. It will end the same way as the first one.

In the way of the new regulations, I don't have an issue with them. Just making sure games are clearly labeled with a system that already exists. Not too big of a deal.

Arming teachers is stupid. So is having armed guards outside of it.

Just curious: Did you see the interview Piers Morgan did with Alex Jones of InfoWars.com? If not, go watch it on YouTube. Those are the kinds of idiots we deal with constantly over here. I can't stand it.


I agree with this. So much knee-jerk reacting and fear mongering on both sides of the issue.

On one hand, I do not want my right to pew-pews taken away. On the other hand, there's no need for civilians to have access to assault rifles, even single-shot, in America. Of course those can always be obtained through other means, but there's not much we can do about that. If this was a warzone, it'd be a different story. But we're a first-world country, often considered one of the greatest countries. So we should act like it, and act like civilized human beings. No extremist solution is the right solution here.
 
I believe in our second ammendment. our founding fathers gave us these rights to protect ourselves from an over reaching government.
 
I believe in our second ammendment. our founding fathers gave us these rights to protect ourselves from an over reaching government.

Please explain how the government is over reaching.
 
I believe in our second ammendment. our founding fathers gave us these rights to protect ourselves from an over reaching government.


Please explain how the government is over reaching.



Most likely referring to his interpretation of the 2nd amendment of the right to bear arms as the right to bear all arms, which is a right that would be infringed with weapon restrictions.

Therefore, with that interpretation of the 2nd amendment, the government would not be allowed to make such laws, therefore going past their power.
 
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