Guns don't kill people, but video games might. Movies, too.
That might, at least, be one interpretation from remarks made by Donald Trump during a meeting on Thursday with state and local officials in Florida.
President Trump, weighing in on the ongoing conversation about gun violence in America, suggested laying the blame partly at the feet of pop culture today, citing violent movies and video games as possible causes of the problem.
The president seemed to set his sights on the entertainment band even the internet itself.
At meeting on school safety, President Trump says violence in video games and movies is responsible for shaping young people’s thoughts: “We have to do something about maybe what they’re seeing” https://t.co/VfXvVkwQmq pic.twitter.com/vbt2t0dhtm— CNN (@CNN) February 22, 2018
He began by suggesting that the internet's influence on young minds should be examined. He moved on, however, to the gaming industry.
in addition to calling out violence in movies and video games, Trump said that the Parkland shooting had led his administration to consider taking action on policy measures to directly address access to guns.
“We have to do something about maybe what they’re seeing and how they’re seeing it, and also, video games,” said Trump, speaking during a discussion on school safety at the White House. “I’m hearing more and more people say the level of violence in video games is really shaping young people’s thoughts.”
Young people have counteracted this narrative, as they have every time it is stated. The survivors of the Stoneman Douglas shooting have taken to activism, gaining a national profile as they advocate for gun control legislation. Following Trump’s comments today, CNN interviewed a student at the school who did not hold back in his response.
Some might wonder why the president seems keen to point to many things as the potential cause of young mens' violence except the ease with which guns can be obtained by those who shouldn't be anywhere near them.
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