Does Newtown Tragedy Call for Video Game Ban Over Gun Control?
"Children are impressionable and they spend endless hours killing, beheading, and murdering with just a push of their thumbs. If you want to bans something, start with the video market."
Editor's Note: This letter to the editor was received from Dunedin resident Bill Coleman in response to recent public support for more gun control after the Dec. 14 slayings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Dear Editor, Seems some male youth of today has no concern for life. The million dollar question is “Why?” No one seems to have an answer or explanation. How does it happen, where do it all start? Is banning guns the answer, I don't think so. Think about this. Have you ever seen the video games our children are playing? Killing, war, mayhem and the bombs that blow up everything and everyone. Children are impressionable and they spend endless hours killing, beheading, and murdering with just a push of their thumbs. If you …
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Jason Fowler
8:17 pm on Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Pardon my response if it seems overtly confrontational, Mr. Coleman, but I believe an ill informed analysis based on fear and misunderstanding deserves an equally uncouth reply. As an apprentice writer, I would like to ask you on a personal note to review what you are posting on the public forums of the internet for grammatical errors. After all, you have spell check. Making such obvious and … more ›