Politicians blame Call of Duty and Fortnite for recent US mass shootings FOX News \/ Epic GamesIn the wake of two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio on August 3 and 4, politicians are blaming video games like Fortnite and Call of Duty for the violence. Within a 24 hour period, two mass shootings took place in El Paso, Texas on the morning of August 3, and in the early hours of August 4 in Dayton, Ohio. As is usually the case with these types of tragedies, politicians quickly took to major news outlets to blame the deadly violence on video games such as Fortnite and Call of Duty. Politicians \u2013 \u201cVideo games are to blame!\u201d Emotions ran high as Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick appeared on FOX News and demanded federal intervention into video games. \u201cAnd how long are we going to, for example, ignore it at the federal level particularly, where they can do something about the video game industry? In this manifesto that we believe to be from the shooter, he talks about his super-soldier fantasy on Call of Duty,\u201d he stated. While the politician admitted that there were studies that show that games don\u2019t increase violence, he then stated: \u201cWhat\u2019s changed in this country? We\u2019ve always had guns, we\u2019ve always had evil. And I see a video game industry, that teaches young people to kill\u201d. Esports analyst Rod \u2018Slasher\u2019 Breslau tweeted out the clip, and said: \u201cRepublican Texas Lieutenant Governor @DanPatrick is calling for federal government intervention into the video game industry, citing the Call of Duty reference from the terrorist\u2019s manifesto. he also wants you to pray more in school. Dan Patrick is religious boomer personified.\u201d Republican Texas Lieutenant Governor @DanPatrick is calling for federal government intervention into the video game industry, citing the Call of Duty reference from the terrorist’s manifesto he also wants you to pray more in school Dan Patrick is religious boomer personified pic.twitter.com\/hOwaW4zzJS \u2014 Rod Breslau (@Slasher) August 4, 2019 The network also interviewed former FBI agent Maureen O\u2019 Connell on their channel, who said: \u201cIf I were a betting man, I\u2019d say he probably logged 6-8 hours a day playing one of those, you know Fortnite, or one of those video games where you\u2019re doing nothing but dehumanizing people by blowing their heads off, one after another, after another.\u201d Slasher, again, tweeted the video, and argued: \u201cFox News, others in the media, and politicians are already blaming specifically video games and FPS games including FORTNITE of all things for yet another awful multiple mass shootings here in America, in Dayton and El Paso. video game guns don\u2019t kill people, real guns do.\u201d Fox News, others in the media, and politicians are already blaming specifically video games and FPS games including FORTNITE of all things for yet another awful multiple mass shootings here in America, in Dayton and El Paso video game guns don’t kill people, real guns do pic.twitter.com\/Y5sq0nPH23 \u2014 Rod Breslau (@Slasher) August 4, 2019 FOX also had an interview with GOP House minority leader Kevin McCarthy who said that he felt that video games \u201cdehumanize\u201d people and is a problem for the future. \u201cThe idea of these video games that dehumanize individuals, and have a game of shooting individuals, I\u2019ve always felt that was a problem for future generations,\u201d he said. (Timestamp of 3:10 for mobile viewers.) People were angry at the remarks Video game fans took to social media to express their anger at the coverage, as many were upset at those blaming video games for the violence. Popular Twitch streamer Ben \u2018DrLupo\u2018 Lupo tweeted: \u201cDear mainstream media. The only thing desensitizing a majority of the US to gun violence is all the gun violence. Video games haven\u2019t influenced me, or anyone else, to go out and kill someone. Please stop lying. This is exhausting. We need actual change. Love, -Lupo\u201d Dear mainstream media, The only thing desensitizing a majority of the US to gun violence is all the gun violence. Video games haven’t influenced me, or anyone else, to go out and kill someone. Please stop lying. This is exhausting. We need actual change. Love, -Lupo :heart:\ufe0f:purple_heart:\u2014 DrLupo (@DrLupo) August 4, 2019 Former Call of Duty caster Jack \u2018CouRage\u2018 Dunlop weighed in on the situation writing: \u201cShocked. Disgusted. Horrified. The second amendment was written when a gun took a minute to reload for one shot. I\u2019m humiliated in myself for not taking action in the past. I\u2019m going to do my research and vote for the candidates who will make the change we so desperately need.\u201d Shocked. Disgusted. Horrified. The second amendment was written when a gun took a minute to reload for one shot. I\u2019m humiliated in myself for not taking action in the past. I\u2019m going to do my research and vote for the candidates who will make the change we so desperately need. \u2014 Jack \u201cCouRage\u201d Dunlop (@CouRageJD) August 4, 2019 The tragic incidents in Texas and Ohio saw at least 29 lives taken and 53 people seriously injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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