Steve Lopez: Yes, gun control: But here's another critical measure to keep us safe
by Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times
Feb 18, 2018
4 minutes
The day after the Florida school massacre, I was on a plane and kept hearing the faint sounds of gunfire.
I flinched the first couple of times, then calmed down when I realized the noise was coming from young folks shooting up virtual enemies in video games.
If I try really hard, I guess I can see how those games might be fun for about five minutes. But we're talking about a form of addiction here, and at the risk of sounding like the grumpy uncle, that ain't healthy.
It's hard to establish irrefutable evidence of a connection between virtual violence and
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