Jack Thompson Blames VA Shooting on Games

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stof said:

Hus said:

a gun is harmless unless its in a persons hand!

Yes, but it makes a lot more sense to tighten up gun control than hand control.

And Jack Trenton is a biggoted, and sensationalist crackpot. The fact that Fox would bring him on the show as a "school shooting expert" shows just how stupid Fox is as a network.

Agree completely. If someone goes on a rampage in Australia, the best they (usually) get away with is a stabbing or two. The only people who have easy access to guns are mobsters (and tend to just kill each other - from where Im from anyway).

This whole US principle of propagating guns to keep the "government" under control is now completely outdated. Sure, back in the 1800's it was a valid (and useful) idea. But not these days. Guns don't do much against aerial bombardment, guided missiles or tank rounds - if the US military wanted to stage a coup, no one  in the US could stop them. Citizens owning guns certainly wouldn't make a difference, just get a lot more people killed.

And re: Fox News/Jack... in the words of Metallica: "Kill 'Em All"  (hope I got that right :>)