Actually, the senator is right because guns are not a problem.
We don't have a gun problem in the USA, we have a culture problem. When a kid shoots up a school the media gets it wrong blames the gun, but when a kid hangs himself the media gets it right and blames the bully.
I believe that kids should be allowed to be kids. Adult content should be kept from them by their parents, that includes videos games like GTA.Schools should strictly enforce a no tolerance policy with bullying.
I don't believe that video games turn people into killers, but don't believe kids have a right to play what ever they want. Parents hold the power to dictate what their kids watch, read, play and they have the responsibility to educate themselves about the content entertainment they allow their kids to consume.
Schools have the power to investigate and punish bullies and they have the responsibility to protect kids from bullies.
Instead of asking why a kid used a gun to murder with, the nation should ask why the kid was driven or pushed to madness. Instead of futilely demanding guns be taken from good people, the nation should demand tolorance from all toward all. Instead of blaming video games for violence parents should blame themselves for giving their 10 year old a game with crime for a title and a clear warning on the front and back.
But, most of all instead of freaking out every-time video games are part of a national discussion gamers need to take a chill pill and realize that nobody is planing to outlaw games. The only suggestion anyone ever makes is that kids shouldn't have access to adult materials.
