Kptn Singh wrote: I know whenever this happens their is gun debate but their is allways another debate or group that receives bad publicity and that is youth. I just had an argument with someone about their idea of outlawing guns to anyone under 50. really, you think people become angels after 50. I have seen 60 year olds show infantile behaviour and six year olds who are wise.
the whole video games are too blame thing is moot too. We all shoot here thru our planes but not one of us would shoot someone outsid of the game. In fact I think shooting games are healthy because they allow an outlet for rage. For all we know its the soccer moms who are harbouring rage n potential gun violence because they are not shooting 10,000 enemies a day on a game
I think the way that some parents who blame other things for behavior of children is stupid. It's like they consider TV and video games to be a "teaching tool" for children of which they learn all of their values and knowledge from. Of course, these things could be beneficial in a way, but it is up to the parents themselves to guide their children, not TV programs. So when a parent says that their child is learning violence by playing Call of Duty, I say that's someone who doesn't want to take responsibility.
Take the firearm debate, for example. How did young Adam Lanza get his hands on those weapons? Would restricting firearms to 50+
really solve the problem?