Gamers declare #VideoGamesAreNotToBlame after Trump calls industry ‘gruesome and grisly’

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Gamers declare VideoGamesAreNotToBlame after Trump calls industry ‘gruesome and grisly’

Gamers are discrediting President Trump’s assertion that video games contribute to mass shootings with the hashtag #VideoGamesAreNotToBlame.

And House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures, “The idea of these video games that dehumanize individuals to have a game of shooting individuals and others — I’ve always felt that is a problem for future generations and others. We’ve watched from studies shown before of what it does to individuals. When you look at these photos of how it took place, you can see the actions within video games and others.

— Rod Breslau August 5, 2019 Calling Patrick’s points “total nonsense,” “ridiculous,” and an excuse to blame the entertainment industry at large for societal crime, Breslau said, “To perpetuate that stereotype is hurting the entire discussion and is moving away from the real issues...namely guns and the access to guns...”

And YouTuber and gamer who goes by the name “Boogie” tweeted, “Games are played worldwide. One country has this mass shooter problem.”Games are played worldwide. One country has this mass shooter problem.Ask yourself why they are lying. pic.twitter.com/fuuGa4pxFt President Trump faces a choice: bring the country together to pass commonsense gun safety measures—or blame the internet. He has decided to side with the NRA, whose lobbyists and campaign contributions control the Republican party. #VideogamesAreNotToBlame pic.twitter.com/r4IeRDsYKz

 

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