Are stocking stuffers inciting violence?

Reported by: Jamie Smith
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Updated: 12/21/2012 11:40 pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Some of the most popular video games flying off the shelves of local stores this Christmas are some of the most violent ones.

Many are so graphic that they worry parents.

Helen Palmer-Lockwood, a Riverside mother of an 11-year-old boy who owns hundreds of video games, told Action News, "I watch my son's friends play these games. Part of the fun is going around shooting people passing you by on the street."

On Friday, the head of the NRA blamed mass shootings like the one in Connecticut this month in part on the video gaming industry.

Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the NRA, called the  industry, "a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells, and sows, violence against its own people."

To minimize children's exposure to the violent video games, the video gaming industry does attach a rating designed to warn parents to the cover of each game. Games rated "M for mature," claim to be suitable only for players age 17 and over. Other popular games ratings are "E for everyone" and "E 10+," for children ages 10 and older.

"If you want to pay attention to what your kids are doing, it's not difficult," said Mrs. Palmer-Lockwood, "It's called being a parent."

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nativejax - 12/22/2012 11:04 AM
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Joe Biden is untrustworthy, with those squinted, shifty beady little eyes...I bet you anything he's been hiding millions of our tax dollars for a 'quick' escape out of the country when he finally gets exposed for the crook he is. And you can be sure he have HIS guns on him for self preservation and protection when all his shtf!

Gunny48 - 12/22/2012 11:02 AM
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Government statistics put this country's murder rate as decreasing since 2003 which is after the time of the "assault weapons ban" repeal. The 2011 TOTAL was 14,612 out 0f 318,000,000 people! http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm There are some basic societal issues that are the root cause of these horrendous acts (some of the "latest" on Newtown have the "withdrawn" shooter becoming very interested & good in the violent video games at his school). The future freedom of 318,000,000 people should NOT be decided by any deranged INDIVIDUAL armed with anything!!!!

imtellin - 12/22/2012 4:52 AM
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too true natvejax,, also the goverment for emptying out the lunatic asylums in every state over the past 35 years,, in the name of human interest/humanity !!1 we now have 20 million unstable people,, in our midst !!! prisons are expensive,, yet only liberals cry for giving the convicted a 2nd chance.. and they promptly kill as their crimes escalate... same with the village idiots,, who while they can't be euthanized,, should be confined behind electric fences & bars as well... as they are equally capable of committing extreme violence as we have witnessed up in conn,, colorado,, texas.. virginia,, colorado again & oregon... insist government put these kooks back in cages & we will solve our violence with weapons issue !!! passing new laws won't do it !!! when the speed limit was 55,, every licensed American except my mother was a criminal... car seats laws,,are routinely ignored,, seat belt laws as well !!! simply passing legislation is akin to pissing in a dark suit into the wind ,, it gives you a warm feeling,,, but no one notices !!! like charlton heston stated,," from my cold dead hands will you pry this weapon " !!!2nd ammendment rights,, large clips and assault weapons included !!! we don't tell you how to live,,, get off our case !!! joe biden is an ass,, so is obama !!!

nativejax - 12/22/2012 12:39 AM
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Yea...and it's these SAME parents that stuff their children's heads with violent games, music, psychotic drugs, etc...AND who are the SAME parents/family members that BLAME GUNS for the violence. Instead of ADMITTING it, they blame the NRA and all the MORAL parents out here that have taught our children to be responsible about EVERY thing they are exposed to. I'm tired of slack azz Politicians and opulent, moneyed parents giving their kids anything and everything to appease them and shut them up, AND THEN try to make ME pay for THEIR loud mouth ideals and 'solutions' that DON'T WORK after they have raised a generation of unstable, disrespectful NUTS.
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