Trump Suggests Banning Violent Video Games

[TangoAlphaLima]

http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/22/donal...eo-games-films-stop-school-shootings-7335268/

President Trump hinted he might ban 'violent' video games and 'disgusting' movies to try and prevent gun massacres. Speaking at a meeting with state lawmakers Thursday, Trump implied that youngsters were able to access both too easily while their minds were still 'forming.' Speaking to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump said: 'I'm hearing more and more people seeing the level of violence in video games is really shaping young people's thoughts

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Apparently he's expressed these views before, following Sandy Hook:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/280812064539283457

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Now with video.

 

[ILikeFeet]

ball's in your court, gamergaters

 

[malyse]

What.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Man, scapegoats are amazing. Why can't this guy just literally go fuck himself?

 

[TheJackdog]

so the argument they are gonna go with is fake guns are taking more lives than real guns.

hookay.

 

[clockstrikes]

this fucking idiot

 

[Deleted member 11943]

Well, I guess they are pretty violent. It probably leads people to get the wrong impression about video games.

 

[Ploid 6.0]

Of course, banning actual gun types are protected by money, but game lobbies aren't kicking enough influence paper to these guys I suppose. The Florida shooter was actually trained on the NRA's dime.

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/02/16/us/ap-us-school-shooting-jrotc-nra.html

 

[Deleted member 1413]

I'm sure that group that gets mad when women say gamers are violent will surly turn against Trump. Any day now, probably

 

[UtterlyPerplexed]

He's right. This is why you see such similar numbers of massacres at schools in practically every other country outside of Amer- hey wait a minute...

 

[Method]

ball's in your court, gamergaters

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I think the venn diagram between gamergaters and Trump voters is essentially a circle

 

[Namyu]

I mean, it's not like anything would actually come of this right?

 

[Nokterian]

And here we go again..

This idiot never stops..

 

[Mondy]

Welp, so goes half his rusted on base the way of the dodo

 

[Scarface]

ah yes. The old video game scapegoat tactic.

 

[Cess007]

So, why other countries with those same violent videogames don't suffer from the amount of mass shooting that USA does? I truly wonder why...

 

[Titik]

You should be scared because his party controls both arms of the government needed to pass laws to target videogames. It's not unheard of for a government to try to distract from the larger issue by using a scapegoat during election season.

 

[JoJo'sDentCo]

ball's in your court, gamergaters

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I love this.

 

[jack_package_200]

This is an amazing turn of events.

ball's in your court, gamergaters

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Lol. It'll be fun seeing them reconcile their love of video games and Trump

 

[Medalion]

He was your champion... a Troll in a position of Power... what now

 

[Conkerkid11]

Wait, so was this his first comment regarding the recent shooting?

Holy shit

 

[MrSaturn99]

Gamergate played itself yet again.

 

[Deleted member 4532]

Will his fanbase turn on him now?

 

[Strike]

He's been a worse influence than any form of entertainment ever could be.

 

[Black_Red]

It would be fun if it is easier to buy guns than videogames in USA lol.

 

[Calibro]

Ok this is the final straw. Get him outta there.

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still couldn't understand how such a fuckhead became your president US citizens

 

[Cliff Steele]

Hypothetically isn't he in a place where he could really ban them?

 

[Xer0]

Our president sure is a big, dumbass, bullshit boy.

 

[takriel]

Yet Trump and the GOP glorify the military, the epitome of violence.

 

[ned_ballad]

You should be scared because his party controls both arms of the government needed to pass laws to target videogames. It's not unheard of for a government to try to distract from the larger issue by using a scapegoat during election season.

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There is no way banning violent video games has 60 votes in the senate, so it's safe to laugh at him.

 

[chrisPjelly]

Ruh roh, let's see how a certain crowd is going to react to this

 

[bionic77]

ball's in your court, gamergaters

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Let them fight.

Also, read the Constitution you stupid POS. Its not just the 2nd amendment and then the end.

 

[adj_noun]

Ex-student Nikolas Cruz, 19, killed 14 students and three school shooters with a legally obtained AR-15 rifle.

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That's some fine editing work there, Metro.

 

[Nokterian]

Good luck with that since games are protected under the first amendment..this fucking guy.

 

[Deleted member 873]

A reminder to idiots that the """""sjws""""" are not coming for your games. Look around you and you will see you sinking in a frog boat.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Wait, so was this his first comment regarding the recent shooting?

Holy shit

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His first suggestion was to arm school teachers. But this is essentially his second suggestion in response to the Parkland shooting.

 

[Weebos]

If this thought gains traction and meets loot boxes in the middle then we are in for a wild ride.

 

[SteveWinwood]

any defenders of his that like video games will simply say 'he has to say that to the media, he doesnt really mean it'

there is no reasoning with them

 

[MuchiMuchiPink]

But I thought it's the mental ill?

 

[Titik]

There is no way banning violent video games has 60 votes in the senate, so it's safe to laugh at him.

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Not banning. Regulations. Especially since they can also use lootboxes as justifications.

 

[Conkerkid11]

His first suggestion was to arm school teachers. But this is essentially his second suggestion in response to the Parkland shooting.

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Yikes

 

[OldBritBloke]

Equally effective: combat gun crime by banning vacuum cleaners.

 

[Neuromancer]

You should be scared because his party controls both arms of the government needed to pass laws to target videogames. It's not unheard of for a government to try to distract from the larger issue by using a scapegoat during election season.

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Restricting the content of video games has already gone to the Supreme Court and lost. This is just the usual Trump mindless blather.

 

[Paradox House]

Uh huh. Well virtual guns are clearly worse than real guns. Also violence in films feels to me down massively VS previous decades.

 

[ThatMeanScene]

Time for the ESA to do something useful for once.

 

[Witness]

Ban videogames but not guns? Got it.

Though I do agree that sales of M games to minors needs to be cracked down on.

 

[Heromanz]

That's unconstitutional

 

[JINX]

He's going to take away your COD, what you going to do now?

 

[Raijinto]

I and all my friends here in the UK have been playing violent video games for years and none of us are monsters.

So nah, basically. Never understood using video games as a scapegoat like this. It makes no sense.

 

[Deleted member 2340]

I can only deal with so much stupid in one day.