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Gamers, violence and a resurrected debate

By Gunner Masters The fatal shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida where 17 people were killed put the gun control debate on the national stage again and sparked widespread protests from the survivors and fellow students across the country. Almost a week later, President Trump brought the violent video game debate back to life with his comments discussing school safety at the White House on February 22. “We have to do something about maybe what they’re seeing and how they’re seeing it, video games,” Trump said. “I’m hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people’s thoughts.”

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Newzoo’s Top 100 Countries by Game Revenues list

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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation The University of York recently published a study

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the National Alliance of Mental Illness website

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Sources: Newzoo Pew Research Center Gun Violence Archive CDC HealthData ScienceDirect ESA ScienceDaily BBC Washington Post Polygon CNN Images: Hollywood Reporter Newzoo CNN New York Times

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