Most people I know are armed to the teeth , Loaded for Bear , with a back up for Elephants ! And not all of them are nut jobs , no more than I am for having as many cars , motorcycles , tools and supplies as I do . A hobby is good !
Not the point .
These same people were raised with home values , respect for the weapons , and anything they target , and most - not all - brought up with a respect for life . Some just like to hear the gun go off and little critters beware .
And you never know some one in the group might do something as stupid as we have witnessed , but I find it unlikely .
On the other hand , you hand a kid a game to keep them busy , so you can be self involved . And you don't teach any thing to them , or even try to reason reality and fantasy with them . And then you want to say there is a mental problem when the same kid picks up a real weapon - because its available , or by any means - and does this kind of thing .
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT !
And while the games are doing exactly what they were designed to do , Ignorant PARENTS are feeding these kids , and /or them selves , this stuff , and saying its just entertainment . And while maybe the Parents get the difference , the kids haven't been taught to handle , and use weapons in a responsible manner . And haven't been reprimanded for randomly killing little critters .
It all makes a difference .
Dr. Spock may be more to blame , not punishing kids , and those kids have kids there to distracted or busy to pay attention to .
So I hope it wasn't taken that I was saying video games are the trouble , just part of it .
Its that the world has no social skills , no real life coping mechanisms , and no self respect , so acting out what you've learned is all you can do !
How easy is it to tame a wild animal ? Not as easy as it is to raise one from birth !
There is no medication that will take the place of raising you children to respect them selfs and others . But that won't stop well meaning do gooders from trying to .
People please try to use common since , stop trying to blame others . When ever you think there is a problem and something has to change , look in the mirror . Most of the time the place to start is starring back at you .