Do violent video games create killers?

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No way!

Hey, you gotta give me something to work with here! I'm ready to absolutely demolish whatever argument you're about to make about violent video games, but "No way!" isn't exactly a position I can counter. Are you saying violent games DON'T create killers? Because I've got some serious firepower ready to show you how wrong that is. Or are you saying they DO turn kids into monsters? Either way, I'm locked and loaded to prove you dead wrong. What's your actual take on whether violent video games create killers? Give me your best shot so I can show you why you're completely off base.

They definitely don't cause killer.

Dude, you're absolutely dead wrong on this one. Look, I get that everyone loves to pile on video games, but the facts completely destroy your argument. 80% of mass shooters show zero interest in video games at all [1]. Think about that - if games were creating killers, wouldn't we expect the opposite? Over 70% of high school kids play violent games, but only 20% of school shooters do [1]. School shooters are literally LESS likely to be gamers than regular kids. And here's what really kills me - when the media talks about video games after shootings, it's eight times more likely when the shooter is white [1]. It's just a convenient scapegoat that lets politicians avoid talking about the real issue: guns. Japan, South Korea, UK - they all play the same violent games we do, but they don't have daily mass shootings. America spends similar amounts on games as other countries but has way higher gun homicide rates [1]. The difference isn't Call of Duty - it's that we hand out assault rifles like candy. You're buying into decades-old moral panic instead of looking at actual data. Games don't create killers - easy access to weapons does.