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Maybe the answer is not in strict regulation and licensing of guns, but strict regulation and licensing of people who think they want to have children.
I totally understand and agree. The real question is, what was this kid like? How was his behavior? What patterns can be pulled from this to prevent the next one?
originally posted by: NightSkyeB4Dawn
a reply to: Woodcarver
Not everyone that plays video games are going to go out and kill someone, just like not everyone with a gun is going to go out and kill someone.
The common denominator is not guns nor video games, it is the person.
In this case it is a nine year old child that has some serious anger management issues, but that is the new societal direction for children. Previously every other kid was being labelled ADD and being placed on Ritalin. Now we have children with anger management issue and reactive disorders.
Indeed we have a big problem in our society and it is time we stop looking for labels and excuses. Maybe the answer is not in strict regulation and licensing of guns, but strict regulation and licensing of people who think they want to have children.
I guess that was just a bit of a rant.
Sorry.
originally posted by: JameSimon
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
How ironic (tragic, but still ironic)...
9 year old gets pissed because his 13 year old sister won't let him play the latest version of Murder Slaughter Bloodbath Death Gore Porn - ver. 37.3...so he grabs a real gun and blows her brains out for real!
Nah, couldn't have been violent video games that inspired this kid to pick up a gun (which is absolutely incapable of firing by itself, btw) and murder someone, now could it??? Nawwwwww!
THEN...BBC picks it up and runs with the story. Nary a mention of the whole violent video game piece.
Guns are NOT the problem, the problem IS the person who pulls the trigger!
How long is it going to take for people to get this?????????
OMG, I played GTA as a kid, should I be concerned that I may become a killer and shoot one of my sisters?
Oh wait, guns are not easy to get in my country.
originally posted by: badw0lf
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
a reply to: badw0lf
When I was a kid there were firearms all over our house...UNSECURED. I never felt the need to use a firearm to end someone's life...NEVER! No matter how bad things got, no matter what kind of a fight I got into, I never considered using a firearm to shoot someone!
Where does the blame lay again???
Parenting. Obviously you had better parents. But to keep guns unsecured in todays element is begging for disaster.
Or am I wrong? Please tell me that over 300 million people all raised like you are good around unsecured firearms.
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
a reply to: badw0lf
When I was a kid there were firearms all over our house...UNSECURED. I never felt the need to use a firearm to end someone's life...NEVER! No matter how bad things got, no matter what kind of a fight I got into, I never considered using a firearm to shoot someone!
Where does the blame lay again???
originally posted by: badw0lf
a reply to: Peeple
Completely agree it's the parents fault. But how can people be so irresponsible? Doesn't it hark back to the original idea that some people are just reckless with weapons? I feel it does.
No cases of a kid getting angry at his sister hogging the controller and violently stabbing her to death. These are two completely different scenarios.
One is the ease of access to a weapon, and a kid with poor anger managing skills finding his parents gun and using it.
The other is a premeditated crime, intent on using whatever means possible.
My point is, if the gun had been secured, he may have just thrown something and had a tantrum. Instead the weapon was easily accessible and he used it.
Two entirely different end results.
originally posted by: midnightstar
Desensitized to violence - It amazes me people say violent games and movies don't effect people thinking .
Seeing one dead body can be a shock seeing one every day becomes the norm every thing we show kids to solve things is Violent .
originally posted by: burgerbuddy
originally posted by: badw0lf
a reply to: Peeple
Completely agree it's the parents fault. But how can people be so irresponsible? Doesn't it hark back to the original idea that some people are just reckless with weapons? I feel it does.
No cases of a kid getting angry at his sister hogging the controller and violently stabbing her to death. These are two completely different scenarios.
One is the ease of access to a weapon, and a kid with poor anger managing skills finding his parents gun and using it.
The other is a premeditated crime, intent on using whatever means possible.
My point is, if the gun had been secured, he may have just thrown something and had a tantrum. Instead the weapon was easily accessible and he used it.
Two entirely different end results.
The kid is a sick f'k to shoot his sister. Let alone pick up a firearm in anger.
He could have stabbed her to death.
Crushed her skull.
originally posted by: burgerbuddy
originally posted by: badw0lf
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
a reply to: badw0lf
When I was a kid there were firearms all over our house...UNSECURED. I never felt the need to use a firearm to end someone's life...NEVER! No matter how bad things got, no matter what kind of a fight I got into, I never considered using a firearm to shoot someone!
Where does the blame lay again???
Parenting. Obviously you had better parents. But to keep guns unsecured in todays element is begging for disaster.
Or am I wrong? Please tell me that over 300 million people all raised like you are good around unsecured firearms.
When I was young, no prob. We had guns, me, mom, dad, bro each our own.
Now? Meh, don't f'k with me just to be sure.
games have age ratings. children aren't allowed access to the truly violent stuff. bad parenting however will allow for that, same with rated R movies, porn, etc.