I don't think the argument is that video games cause violence but that they encourage it psychologically. Whether they do or don't is a question I'm not going to give an answer to, because I don't know. I certainly use games as a place to release violence and stress harmlessly. People who are already open to accepting violence as fun and practical because of their upbringing might be quite likely to become addicted to gore and such.
But Lorne makes an excellent point. The problem is that people have access to guns, but not to good parenting.
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