Stop blaming video games for mass killings
- Written by Christopher J. Ferguson, Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
The research doesn't say what some lawmakers suggest every time there's a mass shooting.Fredrick Tendong/Unsplash, CC BYIn the wake of the El Paso shooting on Aug. 3 that left 22 dead and dozens injured, a familiar trope has reemerged: Often, when a young man is the shooter, people try to blame the tragedy on violent video games and other forms of...