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Do Video Games Make People Violent?
People began to think that the mass shooters were imitating by the video games and saying that the person that committed a mass shooting like the one in the Washington Navy Yard in 2013 was inspired by the games he played (Nguyen 2). However, there is no scientific or medical proof that people can be violent in real life because of video games. Even if someday there will be research that says violent games can make people violent in real life, people can be absolutely sure that it is not as significant as people can see. The statistics by the ESRB shows that there are more than 52% of United States population that play video games, but homicide statistics have also shown downward trends since the 1980s. Furthermore, mass shooting incidents

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