topaz
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This is the main issue for me. Just about every culture has violence. I myself play videos, some of them are violent. I've watched violent cartoons, tv shows and movies my whole life. Yet, I've never assaulted anyone, I don't own a gun, I've never hunted(yet I do not have issues w/guns used for hunting meat) and I've never killed anyone.If you watch our movies and play our video games, yes, it is pretty clear that we are a culture that accepts violence.
There are other "X" factors in our country's acceptance of gun violence at this scale. Why do so many feel the need to own so many guns? Why is there such a romance or desire to revere guns in our culture. Why are military weapons consumed by the public? Why are military weapons available to the public?